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BRE Fall Forum
Event Sponsors
Registration is now CLOSED!
There will be limited availability at the door.
To reserve one of these seats,
please contact events@biabayarea.org
PLAN BAY AREA &
PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AREASPresented by the BIA|Bay Area'sBureau of Real Estate CommitteeDownload printable flyer HERE.
Sponsorships Available: $300.00
Contact: events@biabayarea.org
Benefits Include:
One complimentary ticket
Website recognition
Onsite signage & recognition
Logo on event promotion
Lisa Vorderbrueggen
Director of Governmental Affairs, East Bay, BIA|Bay Area
Introduces Plan Bay Area and the role of Priority Development Areas (PDAs)
Mark Shorett
Senior Regional Planner, Association of Bay Area Governments
Shorett provides an overview of the Bay Area’s Priority Development Area program, its history, how it ties into Plan Bay Area and how it is meant to allow the region to provide adequate housing while minimizing the impacts on the environment and allowing for economic growth.
Rich Carlston
Mayor, City of Walnut Creek
Carlston discusses how PDAs are playing out in his community, given his residents’ general opposition to more housing, especially in the downtown area where the city’s PDAs are located. Walnut Creek has yet to adopt a specific plan associated with any of its PDAs although it has one specific planning effort fairly well along and another in process.
Denise Pinkston
Partner, TMG Partners
TMG Partners’ Denise Pinkston discusses the underlying causes of the Bay Area’s housing shortage and why we are unlikely to see large-scale home production anytime soon despite the focus on planning initiatives such as PDAs.
Jonathan Fearn
Vice President of Development, SummerHill Apartment Communities and SummerHill Homes
Fearn discusses the realities on the ground of doing an actual infill development project – more neighborhood opposition, longer entitlement processes, greater approval uncertainties, etc. He will also address the misconception that developers can easily increase densities without disproportionally increasing production costs.
BRE UPDATES:
Chris Neri
Assistant Commissioner, California Bureau of Real Estate
BRE updates from the Assistant Commissioner.
BRE Fall ForumDate and Time
Thursday Nov 2, 2017
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT8:00am Registration Check-In8:30am Breakfast & Networking9:00am ProgramLocation
San Ramon Marriott
2600 Bishop Dr, San Ramon
Fees/Admission
Member Early Bird Thru 10/27: $50
Member At the Door: $65
Non-Member: $100Tell a Friend
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