Selected Websites
- California Local Government DocumentsA collection of local government documents from all over the state, compiled by UC Berkeley.
- Local and State Policy InnovationsLinks to sites that compile examples of innovative policies or best practices for local and state government.
- Urban InstituteThe Urban Institute gathers data, conducts research, evaluates programs relating to social and economic issues. Research reports are available on their website.
- Urban Land InstituteThe Urban Land Institute provides leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. ULI is an independent global nonprofit supported by members representing the entire spectrum of real estate development and land use disciplines.
- CityLabA project of Atlantic Monthly Magazine, CityLab is dedicated to the people who are creating the cities of the future—and those who want to live there. Coverage focuses on the biggest ideas and most pressing issues facing the world’s metro areas and neighborhoods.
- PlanetizenA public-interest information exchange for the urban planning, design, and development community. Provides urban planning news, editorials, book reviews, announcements, jobs, education, and more.
- SPURA member-supported nonprofit organization that aims to promote good planning and good government in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is the comprehensive regional planning agency and Council of Governments for the nine counties and 101 cities and towns of the San Francisco Bay region.
- The Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common GoodThe McCarthy Center provides a forum for education, service and research in public policy-making and programs for the common good. It supports undergraduate and graduate academic programs, provides service learning, and government experiences for students and generates publishable research.
