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Rental property owners and managers don’t often get the appreciation they deserve. An event planned for later this month in San Mateo County, though, will help change that — even if for just one morning. On Wednesday, Sept. 27, the San Mateo County Property Owners & Managers Appreciation Breakfast returns for its third year. And members of the California Apartment Association in San Mateo County are invited.

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The California Apartment Association’s offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 4, in observance of Labor Day. Normal operating hours will resume Tuesday, Sept 5.

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It appears that more granny flats are going up in California these days — and that legislation sponsored by CAA last year is helping drive that trend. In 2016, the California Apartment Association sponsored AB 2299 by Assemblyman Richard Bloom, D-Santa Monica, a bill aimed at removing local barriers to adding second units on residential lots. AB 2299 and a similar bill in the Senate, SB 1069 by Sen. Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont, both won the governor’s signature.

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Los Angeles’ new waste-hauling system, which applies to much of the city’s multifamily housing, has generated complaints of dramatically higher prices and spotty service, the Los Angeles Times reported this week.

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The 2017 CAA Nominating Committee, chaired by Tom Scott, CPM, (Cambridge Management Company, Inc., Santa Clara) hereby announces the slate of candidates for seats on the 2018 CAA Board of Directors. Voting is scheduled to open to the members of the California Apartment Association on or about Tuesday, September 26, 2017. Independent Rental Owner Classification: Marj Mancuso, TOMAR Properties Owner/Management Company Classification: Joshua LaBarge, Quality Management Group, Inc. Corporate Member Classification: Dana David, J. B. Matteson, Inc. John Eudy, Essex Property Trust John Millham, Prometheus Real Estate Group, Inc. Chris Scroggin, Prime Residential Linda Zeller, Gerson Bakar & Associates Associate… Read More

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During the July 25 City Council meeting in Sacramento, tenant activists repeatedly demanded rent control. Mayor Darrell Steinberg, however, expressed misgivings about the policy, saying it could worsen the city’s housing crisis. Steinberg went on to describe several other options for tackling Sacramento’s housing crisis. https://youtu.be/vaqqat0K9-M

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With the help of the California Apartment Association, landscapers in Palm Springs can continue to use electric and battery-powered leaf blowers in the city — good news for rental property owners wanting to keep their communities looking sharp.

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Concord has tapped Hayward-based ECHO Housing to handle mediation services for the city’s new Residential Rent Review Program.

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A CAA-sponsored bill that would raise the voter threshold for approving local, citizen-driven no-growth ballot measures passed the Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee. The bill, AB 943 by Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, D-Los Angeles, is now in the Appropriations Committee.

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The California Apartment Association’s offices will be closed Tuesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Normal operating hours will resume Wednesday, July 5.

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