General Plans Events:
General Plan Workshop
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
General Plan workshop with Greenbelt Alliance, Contra Costa County Climate Leaders, and Sierra Club
Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uBDl3BPwyc&feature=youtu.be
Toolkit: https://coda.io/@gazoe-siegel/demistifying-general-plans
General Plan Workshop
Friday, July 26, 2019
General Plan workshop with Helen Campbell from the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. helen.campbell@opr.ca.gov.
Presentation: General Plan Overview Contra Costa County (PDF)
Creating Long-Term Climate Planning
Tuesday April 29, 2014 8:30 am – noon
El Cerrito City Hall
10890 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA
Workshop Details
Presentations
- Introductions, Lynda Deschambault, Executive Director, 4CL
- Welcome- El Cerrito City Mayor Janet Abelson
- Seth Litchney; Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR); New General Plan Update Guidelines.
- Bruce Riordan; Bay Area Joint Policy Committee; Regional Snapshot and How Cities can Assist.
Local Government Speakers
- Emily Alter; City of El Cerrito; Getting Started.
- Adam Lenz, City of Richmond; Lessons Learned and Tips to Share. Richmond Case Study.
- Winston Rhodes; City of Pinole; Pinole Case Study.
- Sarah Moore, City of Berkeley; Implementation Strategies.
Other Speakers
- Be Idle Free (What Cities Can Do To Assist); Contra Costa County Spare the Air Resources Team
- BAAQMD Bay Area Commuter Benefits Pilot Program
Resources
- For More Resources and Case Study Examples: Check out our General Plan Fact Sheet.
- Speaker Abstracts and Bio’s.
- Berkeley’s 2013 Annual Sustainability Report