Last week, Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) joined a diverse panel of women legislators at the “Women in California’s Legislature: 2023 Speaker Series on California’s Future” luncheon to discuss the essential roles they play in shaping governmental policies benefiting Californians. The event was hosted by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Sacramento. | By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media Last week, Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) joined a diverse panel of women legislators at the “Women in California’s Legislature: 2023 Speaker Series on California’s Future” luncheon to discuss the essential roles they play in shaping governmental policies benefiting Californians. The event was hosted by the Public Policy Institute
The Presidio Trust announced Monday that some hiking trails in San Francisco will be closed to dogs until this fall due to the start of coyote pupping season. The Park trail, from Mountain Lake to the Presidio Promenade, and the Bay Ridge trail, stretching from the Rob Hill campground to the Presidio Golf Course, will be closed starting Tuesday through early September to all dogs, even those on leashes. | By Victoria Franco Bay City News The Presidio Trust announced Monday that some hiking trails in San Francisco will be closed to dogs until this fall due to the start of coyote pupping season. The Park trail, from Mountain Lake to the Presidio Promenade, and the Bay Ridge trail, stretching from the Rob Hill campground
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Featured: The Adaptive Reuse of Commercial Space as Housing in California
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the declining use of commercial buildings as office space and brick-and-mortar retail, sparking policy conversations about how this space can be repurposed to address housing needs. On November 1, 2021, the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at University of California, Berkeley, convened a virtual discussion on the viability of converting commercial lands to residential housing as one method to increase affordable housing in the state. Panelists discussed how legislation for rezoning can support conversions and how these conversions may help revitalize corridors and create transit-or
PPIC is pleased to welcome Ophelia Basgal, affiliate at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation, and Steven J. Olson, partner at O’Melveny & Myers LLP, to its Board of Directors