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In partnership with the California Apartment Association, Energy Upgrade California has developed tips for saving energy and money while making homes more comfortable. As a property owner or manager, do your part for energy conservation — and help your tenants save on their power bills — by distributing “A Renter’s Guide to Saving Energy: Manage Your Energy Use and Save Money!” The flier includes a list of eight tips for saving electricity. These suggestions cover everything from washing clothes in cold water to using curtains or blinds to shade living spaces from intense sunlight. The list also gets into the… Read More

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The California Apartment Association is mulling what topics to write about next year in Apartment Management magazine. Before we make any decisions, we’d like to hear from you. Which of the following subjects would you most like to read about? You can choose from the potential themes in the informal poll below or make your own suggestions. You can also use the comments area to elaborate. We appreciate any feedback you can offer to make next year’s content more relevant to you and your business.

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While the economy looks good on paper, America didn’t exactly come bounding back from the Great Recession. The recovery, according to Professor Jay Prag of the Drucker School of Management, has come slowly and strangely, hindered by a series of fiscal policy missteps, courtesy of the federal government. “I’ve been around watching this stuff since the ’80s, and this has been a weird economic period with the United States,” said Prag, the keynote speaker at the California Apartment Association’s Professional Property Managers’ Forum in June. The CAA Greater Inland Empire event attracted about 90 rental housing professionals to the DoubleTree… Read More

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In observance of Independence Day, CAA offices will be closed on Friday, July 3. Normal office hours will resume Monday, July 6. Have a safe and happy holiday.

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On the eve of the California Apartment Association’s June board meeting, members of the Legislature’s Moderate Democratic Caucus joined CAA VIPs for dinner. About 20 of the “Mods” attended the event Wednesday, June 17, at Mulvaney’s in Sacramento. Assemblyman Henry Perea, D-Fresno, recognized the members of the caucus in attendance, and each spoke for a couple minutes. A highlight of the dinner included Sen. Jerry Hill presenting a Senate resolution to Ron Granville. The resolution recognizes Granville’s leadership as president of the Association in 2014. Photos by Mike Nemeth

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It is proven that employee recognition leads to overall job satisfaction and employee retention. Acknowledge or be acknowledged for excellence in work performance by submitting your nominations for the 2015 Mission Awards. Nominations are due  by 5 p.m. next Friday, June 26. New for 2015 CAA has partnered with Award Hub to make the nomination process more efficient and easier. The cost per entry is $50, and you will receive an invoice from CAA based on the confirmed number of nominations. Click below to start nominating your team members now. Your 2015 Categories are: Property of the Year: 1 –… Read More

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It’s time to pick the very best that San Diego has to offer in multifamily housing. Your nominations are essential to the California Apartment Association’s Mission Awards. The fourth annual event is scheduled for Oct. 15 at Humphrey’s By the Bay. This year, thanks to a service called Award Hub, the nominating and judging process is easier and more efficient than ever. To get started, property management companies in the San Diego Division simply register with Award Hub and start nominating team members. The deadline to nominate is 5 p.m. June 26. Once nominations are complete, Jennie Bottalico, CAA’s membership… Read More

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Apartment owners and managers can plug in to new research on electric-vehicle charging stations in rental housing communities. The 40-page Electric Vehicle Charging in Apartment-Based Housing report outlines the challenges and opportunities involved in installing EV stations. Two consulting companies, EV Charging Pros and LightMoves, prepared the report after gathering information from stakeholders, including members of the California Apartment Association’s Tri-County Division. Funding for the work, which also includes this PowerPoint presentation (downloadable as a pdf), came from NOVA Workforce, a nonprofit employment and training agency.

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The California Apartment Association’s Tri-County Division is opposing a plan to make sweeping changes to San Jose’s rent control ordinance. The proposal, introduced today, Friday, May 8, comes from City Councilman Raul Peralez and would include: Reduce the current 8 percent limit on rent increases to 4 percent by January 2017. Explore the necessity of additional tenant protections, possibly including a just cause eviction law. Extend rent control to units built between 1979-1995. Prohibit discrimination based on source of income and potentially require rental owners accept Section 8 vouchers. CAA Tri-County believes that this proposal is unwarranted and won’t address… Read More

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The city of Santa Monica this week gave its blessing to an ordinance barring landlords from rejecting prospective tenants based on their Section 8 status. The council, which requested the proposal, took it up Tuesday. The measure would prohibit housing discrimination based on source of income, including Section 8 vouchers and other rent subsidies, according to the city’s website. The ordinance, passed by a 7-0 vote in its first reading, also would increase penalties tied to discrimination. See coverage in the Santa Monica Mirror and the Santa Monica Daily Press and video highlights from the hearing below. http://youtu.be/Sz5103wv_o4

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