NEWS & SPECIAL EVENTS:
New editions and book signing featured at
AEP/NAEP Conference

New editions of CEQA Deskbook (3rd edition) and Curtin's California Land Use and Planning Law (33rd edition) were introduced to AEP/NAEP members as the environmental professionals gathered for their annual conference recently in Los Angeles.
Highlight of the conference for Solano Press was the book signing featuring authors Jeff Loux (The Open Space & Land Conservation Handbook, Water & Land Use), and Ron Bass and Terry Rivasplata (CEQA Deskbook).
Bass and Rivasplata both shared their knowledge of CEQA and NEPA in several workshops and sessions throughout the three-day conference.
Plan to join us at the APA Conference this fall:

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In each of these half-day training programs, Statler, former Director of Finance & Information Technology for the City of San Luis Obispo, will provide participants with practical tools on how they can strengthen their agency´s financial condition and improve fiscal decision-making through the power of policies and long-term financial planning.
Upcoming session dates:
May 9: Riverside, CA
September 12: Palm Desert, CA
October 10: Lakeport, CA
More information available at: http://www.csmfo.org/training/csmfo-training-opportunities/
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Bill Statler
will also be a panelist at the
National Federation of Municipal Analysts Thirtieth Annual Conference
San Diego, April 30 - May 3, 2013 |
On May 1, Statler will participate in the session
Case Study - Forensic Accountant Walks Through an Audit
Following a default or bankruptcy, the municipal analyst may ask:
Could I have seen this coming?
Was there an important ratio or audit note I missed?
Are there other entities facing this same issue?”
More information available at: http://www.nfma.org/assets/documents/education/ac13/ac13program.pdf
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Two Solano Press authors speak at
Cal. Fire Prevention Workshop in Buellton
Cheryl Miller and Carol L. Rice, two of the co-authors of Managing Fire in the Urban Wildland Interface, were among the speakers at the 23rd annual California Fire Prevention Workshop, March 11-15, 2013 in Buellton, CA.
Their session, CEQA for Fire Departments (March 14), outlined strategies for "prefire" on-the-ground projects through the development of best management practices that can be used as a road map for environmental compliance. |
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