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In November, the CAA-AAGIE Advisory Board unanimously approved the incoming leadership for 2014.
Jennifer Bedford from Western National Property Management was appointed as chairwoman, Kelly Vickers from Sares-Regis Group as chairwoman-elect, Mark Yepez from BRE Properties as treasurer, Bob Wilson from Bluestar Properties as secretary, and Melanie Francis from For Rent Media Solutions as immediate past chairwoman.
Bedford joined Western National Property Management in 2001 and is currently a regional manager. She is responsible for communities in the Orange County and Inland Empire submarkets, encompassing approximately 1,600 units, including several lease-up developments. Bedford is a licensed real estate saleswoman in… Read More
Tagged: Leadership Greater Inland Empire
While the deadline to sign bills for the 2013 legislative session passed on Sunday, CAA’s commitment to building relationships with lawmakers is never done. Consider it a year-round endeavor.
Building on that effort, CAA’s 2013 political and legislative game plan included hosting a series of four Legislative District Leadership Conferences.
In this new endeavor, we tried four formats to bring together legislators and local government officials with our members and CAA’s local and state government affairs teams.
We did so in relaxed and comfortable settings away from Sacramento – and back where legislators call home.
Goals achieved
Impressed legislators, local… Read More
RIVERSIDE — Mike Soubirous brings a critical focus on jobs – and the small businesses that create them – to his campaign for Riverside City Council.
Soubirous possesses a fresh perspective on the need for an efficient city government – one that allows businesses to flourish, creates jobs and supports quality neighborhoods that attract residents and safeguard taxpayer dollars.
“Mike Soubirous has a plan to bring economic growth to Riverside that will benefit the local economy,” said Melanie Francis, president of CAA-AAGIE . “Mike understands the role of the City Council is to ensure the infrastructure and resources are in… Read More
Tagged: Elections Greater Inland Empire
Following a fire last month in Redwood City, Equity Residential worked with housing officials to make roughly two dozen rental units available to those displaced by the blaze.
Read this San Jose Mercury News story to find out more about how Equity helped the fire victims.
Equity is a member of CAA’s Tri-County Division, which immediately worked with Redwood City government to find housing options for tenants forced out by the fire. For its part, Equity helped get fire victims moved into its Woodland Park community in East Palo Alto.
CAA members have also helped fire victims elsewhere in the… Read More
Tagged: Philanthropy Greater Inland Empire
If a renter in Riverside allows underage drinking at a party, the tenant could face expensive penalties under a “social host” ordinance passed earlier this summer.
The landlord, however, can avoid punishment by working with the city to prevent future violations.
The California Apartment Association-AAGIE worked with the city to eliminate impacts to responsible property owners and to provide safeguards when violations are caused by tenants.
The city’s social host ordinance targets those who hold parties where attendees younger than 21 drink alcohol or take illegal drugs.
If the violation occurs at an apartment, the tenant could face financial penalties,… Read More
Tagged: Advocacy Greater Inland Empire
The California Apartment Association’s Greater Inland Empire Division has endorsed Brian Johsz for the Chino Valley Fire District Board.
Johsz was recently appointed to fill the vacancy on the Chino Valley Fire District when Ray Marquez was elected to the Chino Hills City Council this past March. Johsz hopes to maintain his position as director of the Chino Valley Fire District in an Aug. 27 consolidated, mail-in ballot election.
“The Chino Valley Fire District Board is responsible for the oversight and protection of our members’ properties,” said Kelly Vickers, chairwoman of CAA-AAGIE’s Government Affairs Committee. “Mr. Johsz has a track… Read More
Tagged: News Greater Inland Empire
ONTARIO — Thanks to CAA-Apartment Association Greater Inland Empire, local leaders in multifamily housing received an inside view of state and local legislative issues — and the regional economy as a whole.
It was all part of CAA-AAGIE’s inaugural Legislative Leadership Conference, held June 7 at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario.
Discussion of legislation focused primarily on the rental housing industry, with themes and speakers including the following:
State Leaders: Rental Legislation and the State Budget
Moderator: Debra Carlton – CAA senior vice president, public affairs
Speakers: state Sen. Norma Torres andAssemblyman Jose Medina
Local Leaders: What’s Next for… Read More
Two local elected leaders will discuss the economic outlook of the region during the California Apartment Association’s inaugural Legislative District Leadership Conference for the Greater Inland Empire.
The two officials – one representing San Bernardino County and the other the city of Calimesa – will speak next month at a conference hosted by CAA-Apartment Association Greater Inland Empire, or CAA AAGIE.
The panelists are Janice Rutherford, a San Bernardino County supervisor and chairwoman of the San Bernardino Associated Governments, and Jim Hyatt, a Calimesa City Councilman and chairman of the Western Riverside Council of Government.
Besides addressing the local economy,… Read More
Tagged: Events Greater Inland Empire