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Balcony inspections: California community associations must prepare for new requirements

Ungrated

Community associations in California must meet new balcony inspections requirements by the end of 2024. I don’t care how much insurance you have, you won’t have enough to cover a wrongful death case,” he warns. Balcony inspection costs can range from $300–$800; repair costs vary widely. Jerry Brown in 2018.

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Golden State collaboration: CAI California chapters discuss year ahead

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Earlier this month, teams from CAI’s eight California chapters and the leaders from the California Legislative Action Committee met in person to collaboratively problem solve. and president of the CAI Greater Los Angeles Chapter. “We It was a great day together in California. Together, we elevate our profession.”

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Daily Buzz: Say Goodbye to Free Shampoo at Hotels

Associations Now

Soon disappearing from your hotel experience, at least in California: individual containers of soap and shampoo. 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.

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3 Reasons for Brain Drain—and 3 Possible Solutions

Associations Now

Issues to factor in when considering these options include cost (talented older employees typically command higher salaries and have higher health insurance costs) and potential age discrimination risk. It’s costing money. An Unhip Locale. The problem. The solution. And people are leaving with knowledge.”. A Tide Shift.

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L.A.’s Earthquake-Proofing Problem: Who Pays?

Associations Now

Los Angeles city officials are trying to get ahead of the next “big one” and save lives, but the costly upgrades needed for wooden and concrete buildings make a proposed retrofitting plan a big ask, associations in the city note. “Complacency risks lives,” the mayor said, according to The Los Angeles Times.

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Association Brain Food: 12.1.23

Reid All About it

That’s on us, says Jay Cost at The Dispatch. Host: Fonteva Speakers: Tej Baath, Associate Executive Director, Marketing, Membership, and Technology, California Lawyers Association Jamie Beaulieu, CAE, Senior Vice President, Executive Education & CEO Programs, American Bankers Association Mary Byers, CAE, CSP, Owner, Mary Byers, Inc.,

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Community College Group Doubles Down on Lobbying … Without a Budget

Associations Now

In the recent California legislative session, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges successfully lobbied for several initiatives of interest to students. And the group did it all on a volunteer basis. Here’s why. In a way, it’s a problem that highlights why the organization needs lobbyists in the first place.