Legislative Affairs
Committee Members
- Ted Shaw - Latitude 33
- Stephen Haase - Baldwin and Sons
- Buddy Bohrer - HG Fenton
- Tony Badeaux - Paladin Partners
- John Turpit - RJC Architects
- Craig Benedetto - California Strategies
- Jeffrey Forrest - Sheppard Mullin
- Marc Posthumus - Cushman & Wakefield
- Paul Twardowski – Hines
- Brig Black – Pacific Office Properties
- Jeffrey Burges – BURGES property+company
- Ariel Bedel – The Loftin Group
- James Ryan - Gordon & Rees
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Affairs
Local Affairs
NAIOP San Diego is following many local issues of impact. We are also partnering with other business associations, like the BIA, SD Regional Chamber of Commerce, SD Regional EDC, BIOCOM, California Restaurant Association, SD Apartment Association and others to ensure the local economic and regulatory environment is one in which our members can prosper and continue to house and employ people.
Some of the issues we're following:
- Fees
- Water Availability
- Drought Emergency & Water Allocation
- Energy
- Land Planning & Regulatory Reform
State Affairs
- AB 32 Economic Analysis Blasted By State's Own Peer Review Team The independent economic "peer review" team assembled by the Air Resources Board to analyze the AB 32 Regulatory Plan has concluded that the state has intentionally skewed analysis of the economic effects of the climate change plan to show positive outcomes.
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- AB 32 Scoping Plan Blasted By CA Legislative Analyst Assembly Republican Leader Mike Villines (R-Clovis) and Assemblymember Roger Niello (R-Sacramento) asked the independent California Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) to report on the draft scoping plan of the Air Resources Board (CARB) for implementation of the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (better known as AB 32). more>
National Affairs
- Obama Administration to Propose Stimulus Plan On Saturday, President-elect Obama signaled that he would propose an economic recovery plan with a goal of creating 2.5 million new jobs over the next two years. more>
- Waxman Takes Over as Chairman of House Energy and Commerce Committee In a recent leadership battle to take control over the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Representative Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) ousted former Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) for control of the gavel during the 111th Congress. more>
- No Fire Sale on National Assets On November 15, the Globe and Mail reported on Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s response to the possibility of the federal government selling Crown assets in an effort to balance the budget and avoid a deficit. more>
