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                        LJ Bates Management
                        Miller Starr Regalia
                        The New Home Company

                        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 AREAS
                        Presented by the BIA|Bay Area's
                        Bureau of Real Estate Committee
                        Download 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 Forum
                        Date and Time

                        Thursday Nov 2, 2017
                        8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

                        8:00am Registration Check-In
                        8:30am Breakfast & Networking
                        9:00am Program

                        Location

                        San Ramon Marriott
                        2600 Bishop Dr, San Ramon
                         

                        Fees/Admission

                        Member Early Bird Thru 10/27: $50
                        Member At the Door: $65
                        Non-Member: $100

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