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The Blackhawk Auto Museum provided a timeless backdrop for photos at the 10th annual Greater East Bay GEMM Awards.
The California Apartment Association and Vallejo Fire Department have extinguished some confusion over the city’s new Fire and Life Safety inspection program.
After notifying property owners in mid-January that annual inspections would begin, the Vallejo Fire Department began the checkups on multifamily residences this past spring. The Vallejo Fire Department had not conducted fire inspections in more than 15 years, and most small-income property owners had no idea what to expect.
Moreover, the Fire Department hadn’t told owners they could schedule and be present for the inspection. Instead, fire inspectors began arriving unannounced and listed violations in poor handwriting that… Read More
For a community to stamp out crime, it takes all kinds, from street cops to soccer coaches to neighborhood watch captains.
They’re the pillars of crime suppression, intervention and prevention.
These front-line crime-fighters need back-up, so to speak. Keeping criminals behind bars and at-risk youth on the right path costs money.
And in Antioch, the City Council made the right move last month by asking voters to help raise the needed dollars.
The California Apartment Association applauds the council’s unanimous vote to place a half-cent sales tax on the November ballot.
This offers a community-wide opportunity to tackle a community-wide… Read More
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Rental housing professionals showed off their finest hats while networking during CAA’s “A Day at the Races” at Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley.
On May 16, attendees spent the afternoon in the Turf Club, enjoying the thrill of the horse races and chatting with acquaintances, old and new.
The event also included a hat contest, with top honors going to Jennifer Gonzales of Apartment Finder.
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