Update from the January 2016 meeting of the Transportation, Communications and Public Works Committee of the League of California Cities. Transportation funding is a critical issue this legislative session in addition to homelessness and affordable housing. There are presently three transportation funding packages in play: the Governor’s budget proposal, Senator Beall’s SB 16/ABx1-1, and the […]
MMANC Event on Creating Sustainable Communities: How local and regional governments are combatting climate change
Governor Brown’s participation in the recent United Nations conference on climate change in Paris highlighted California as a leader in climate change and sustainability efforts. A recent op-ed in the Sacramento Bee from Chris McKenzie, Executive Director of the League of California Cities and Matt Cate, Executive Director of the California State Association of Counties […]
Walkable City and the Millennial: Introducing the New MMANC Book Club
Housing and community are hot topics in the media today for good reasons. Have you seen the price of housing and rent in urban areas rise in recent years? The price of housing has led to new development further and further away from our work. I’ve seen it and experience it first-hand. I’ve seen […]