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Balcony inspections: California community associations must prepare for new requirements

Ungrated

It was formulated in response to a tragic balcony collapse in Berkeley, Calif.,

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Golden State collaboration: CAI California chapters discuss year ahead

Ungrated

. “This strategic meeting of our state leadership is significant,” says Erik Rivera, AMS, PCAM, president and CEO of Manhattan Pacific Management in Beverly Hills, Calif., and president of the CAI Greater Los Angeles Chapter. “We Together, we will ensure forward innovation. Together, we elevate our profession.”

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Cybersecurity protection: Understanding and addressing community association risks

Ungrated

Despite this, experts like Los Angeles-based insurance broker Kevin Davis and Edward Mackoul, president of Mackoul Risk Solutions in New York and New Jersey, agree that cyber insurance is a relative bargain. The cost can vary for community associations, but they say annual policy premiums are typically $1,000 or less. .

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Daily Buzz: Say Goodbye to Free Shampoo at Hotels

Associations Now

Something to keep in mind if you’re traveling to California in the future: Small plastic shampoo and soap bottles would soon be banned at hotels under a new bill passed by the state Assembly, according to the Los Angeles Times. As an association’s members and needs evolve, so too should the organization’s board meetings.

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ASAE15: We do we GO from here?

Association Advocacy Chick

I started Association Advocacy Chick five years ago after ASAE in Los Angeles. As a result, I made a ton of new friends, took my association government relations career to new heights, and found that person that everyone else saw but me. I still love to blog and hope to do more in other areas of association management.

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NFL. Rams. Association Governance.

SCD Group

All association professionals need to remember this mantra: “It’s their organization not yours!” Last week, the National Football League’s Board of Governors voted to authorize the (Cleveland/Los Angeles/St. Louis) Rams to move (again) to Los Angeles. An association colleague (St.

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Penetrating or Expanding Global Markets through Meetings.

GlowGlobally

Ajay Bhojwani and I presented this session at yesterday’s ASAE Business of Meetings Track in Los Angeles, USA. Association Management. Penetrating or Expanding Global Markets through Meetings. Categories: Market & Bus Planning , Meetings. by Peter Turner. brand awareness). MegaTrends & Research (8).