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• FLEX ALERT ANNOUNCED – CONSERVE ENERGY
• BUSINESS CALLS ON GOVERNOR TO CLARIFY ECONOMIC REOPENING
• GOVERNOR AND CAL/OSHA RESPOND – GOOD NEWS!
• CBPA 2021 CALENDAR

NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area Chapter is thrilled to announce the winners of the ARGUS Scholarship and will be introducing them over the next few issues of the newsletter.

• CCRES WRAP-UP
• CAL/OSHA COVID-19 EMERGENCY REGULATIONS CHANGED - AGAIN
• TALK WON’T SOLVE THE HOUSING CRISIS
• COMMERCIAL LEASE ABROGATION BILL DIES
• BILLS BILLS BILLS
• CBPA 2021 CALENDAR

NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, has selected Hudson Pacific Properties as the 2021 Developer of the Year – the association’s highest honor. The award will be presented during NAIOP’s CRE.Converge conference in Miami Beach this September.

• FIRST HOUSE DEADLINE 2021
• COMMERCIAL LEASE ABROGATION BILL DIES
• CAL/OSHA COVID-19 EMERGENCY REGULATIONS
• BILLS BILLS BILLS!
• CALIFORNIA COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SUMMIT
• CBPA 2021 CALENDAR

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