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NAIOP SFBA hosted a Virtual Bus Tour on Tuesday May 25th. The event incorporated videos featuring three of the region’s most active developers, each showcasing one of their most noteworthy projects including:

Geoff Sears, Partner, Wareham Development – EmeryStation West in Emeryville
Matt Field, President, TMG Partners – 300 Lakeside in Oakland
Matt Lituchy, Chief Investment Officer, Jay Paul Company – 181 Fremont in San Francisco

Upon completion of each video, Amanda Bates, VP, Portfolio Director, EQ Office, and NAIOP SFBA President-Elect, engaged each speaker in a Q & A that took attendees behind their deal. Then, Melinda Ellis Evers, Co-Founder and Managing Principal, Ellis Partners, moderated a candid conversation with all of the speakers to discuss the Bay Area development landscape and how they are positioning themselves for the future.

• CALIFORNIA COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SUMMIT – REGISTER NOW
• ENERGY COMMISSION HEARING UPDATE
• SCAQMD BILL OPPOSED BY OVER 100 GROUPS
• “VAX FOR THE WIN”
• CALIFORNIA WILL “REOPEN” JUNE 15
• WHY ITS NOT EASY TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN CA
• COMMERCIAL EVICTION BILL AMENDED – NEEDS FURTHER CHANGES
• AB 701, WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS - PASSES ASSEMBLY
• CBPA 2021 CALENDAR

This quarterly one-page summary is put together by our NAIOP SFBA Government Affairs Committee to keep members informed about state and local legislation that might impact our industry. In addition to our Chapter's ongoing relationship with CBPA, which tracks legislation at the State level, New Deal Advisers teams with us to monitor and report on local Bay Area policies that affect commercial real estate.

• COMMERCIAL EVICTION BILL AMENDED – NEEDS FURTHER CHANGES
• CA HAS LARGEST SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF PROGRAM IN NATION
• $12B ANNOUNCED FOR HOMELESS ISSUES
• ENERGY COMMISSION RELEASES PROPOSED CHANGES
• CALIFORNIA COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SUMMIT – REGISTER NOW
• CBPA 2021 CALENDAR

Stanford University’s team, Cardinal Partners, took home bragging rights, the coveted James W. Brecht Memorial Golden Shovel, and a $2,000 check for charity, compliments of Mechanics Bank, at NAIOP SFBA’s 32nd Annual Cal-Stanford Real Estate Challenge on Thursday, April 29th.

• ***ALERT - SCAQMD INDIRECT SOURCE RULE PASSES
• PROP 13 REFORM TUBED IN COMMITTEE
• ENERGY COMMISSION RELEASES PROPOSED CHANGES
• JOB KILLERS KILLED
• CONCERNS GROW OVER 1031 EXCHANGE ELIMINATION RUMORS
• CBPA 2021 CALENDAR

• AB 255 – GOOD NEWS!
• SUPPORT FOR PROP 13 REFORM
• $6.2B MORE COVID SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESS
• $41B TAX INCREASE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL?
• STATE HISTORICAL BUILDING SAFETY BOARD APPOINTMENT
• CBPA 2021 CALENDAR

• GOVERNOR SEEKS TO PHASE OUT OIL EXTRACTION – DECLARES DROUGHT
• AB 701 WAREHOUSE WORKER BILL PASSES
• BILL WOULD REQUIRE DELAYED RENT AMENDED
• FIRST HUNDRED DAYS WEBINAR
• STATE HISTORICAL BUILDING SAFETY BOARD APPOINTMENT
• CBPA 2021 CALENDAR

• GOVERNOR SIGNS WORKER RETENTION MANDATE
• AB 1547 WAREHOUSE BILL HELD OVER TO NEXT YEAR
• COVID-19 EMERGENCY SMALL BUSINESS EVICTION AND RENT RELIEF ACT
• SWEENY V. CRWCB APPEAL
• STATE HISTORICAL BUILDING SAFETY BOARD APPOINTMENT
• RESILIENCE ADVANTAGE WEBINAR SERIES
• CBPA 2021 CALENDAR

September 28, 1950 - March 3, 2021 Byron Warren Pinckert husband, father, architect and novelist passed away on March 3, 2021, in Long Beach, CA. Pinckert was the author of both editions of NAIOP’s influential publication, “Rules of Thumb for Distribution/Warehouse Facilities.” After graduating in 1968 from Pacific High School in San Bernardino, CA, Byron earned a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Southern California (1968-1972) followed by a master's degree in architecture (MArch) from Harvard University Graduate School of Design (1972-1975).

• INDUSTRYWIDE LEGISLATIVE MEETING!
• AB 1547 AMENDED - WAREHOUSE BUILDING WILL GET MUCH HARDER
• GREEN BUILDING STANDARD CODE – EV CHARGING
• COVID-19 EMERGENCY SMALL BUSINESS EVICTION AND RENT RELIEF ACT
• CBPA 2021 CALENDAR 

Dan Engler is a real estate lawyer who is passionate about solving complex problems for his clients so their transactions and development projects can proceed. As a partner at the law firm of Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP in San Francisco, his work provides a never-ending supply of such challenges.