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San Jose becomes the first city in California to choose to implement AB 1033, allowing homeowners to sell ADUs separately from their primary residences. Representative Phil Ting, a San Francisco Democrat who authored the bill, and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan held a press conference on Friday, emphasizing that this is a new path to affordable housing. "We all know that homeownership has become out of reach for many residents in San Jose and across California," Mahan said. "We need to incorporate the innovation inherent in our region into housing policy to keep the American dream alive, and this new ordinance does just that. San Jose will continue to lead the way, but we can't solve this crisis alone, and I look forward to seeing other cities in California follow suit." “I’m grateful to the City of San Jose for seeing the impact my legislation could have on their community. ADU ownership can provide a pathway to buying a first home and can even help our seniors downsize,” said Ting. “With this more affordable housing option, increased homeownership can help create stronger communities.” San Jose has built nearly 1,400 new ADUs in the past five years, with thousands more under construction. That number represents about 23% of San Jose’s new housing stock during that same period. Now, homeowners in San Jose can sell their ADUs individually, similar to how you would sell a condo. AB 1033 went into effect this year, but cities must take additional steps and opt-in to the law. “Being able to sell my ADU was another reason to build my backyard addition, and it was one of the smartest things I’ve ever done,” said Joyce Higashi, an ADU owner in San Jose. “Not only has it increased my property value, it’s generated more rental income than I ever expected.” The Casita Coalition, a statewide organization dedicated to removing barriers to building more affordable, sustainable housing, was a strong advocate for the legislation. They developed a model ordinance that San Jose used to draft the local legislation needed to take advantage of the new law. “With homebuyers across the state facing an extreme shortage of new home inventory, we applaud Mayor Mahan and the City of San Jose for creating new possibilities for homeownership,” said Rafael Perez, Casita Coalition board chair.#SanJose #California #AB1033 #AccessoryDwellingUnits #HousingPolicy #AffordableHousing #HousingInnovation #PhilTing #MattMahan #HomeOwnership #CommunityBuilding #RealEstate #HousingReform #UrbanDevelopment

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🌟 Attention Engineering Managers and Technical Leaders! 🌟 In just two weeks, on June 28th at 10 AM PDT, I’m excited to host an interactive roundtable on Feature Flags and Delivery in conjunction with ELC! 🚀 Why Attend? This is a collaborative discussion where your expertise and curiosity are key! Whether you're experienced or eager to learn, your contributions are invaluable. 🔍 Discussion Points: - Decoupling Processes - Boosting Team Efficiency - Optimizing Feature Delivery - Tracking Platform Usage Expect rich conversations on best practices, unique implementations, methodologies, and the latest tools enhancing feature flagging and delivery. Who Should Join? - Engineering Managers - Technical Leads - DevOps Engineers - Software Developers This roundtable is your chance to: - Share your experiences - Gain new insights - Network with peers - Discover practical recommendations RSVP Now and mark your calendars for June 28th at 10 AM PDT! Let’s collaborate and elevate our skills together! #EngineeringManagement #TechLeaders #FeatureFlags #DevOps #SoftwareDevelopment #TeamEfficiency #TechRoundtable

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Fellow in-house taxonomists, ontologists, metadata managers, and semantic wizards: what is the name of the team or business unit that you work within? I have the good fortune of getting to rename the "Content Standards" program I lead at Kaiser Permanente IT. My team has determined that the name is too vague to convey the core activities of the program, and leads to confusion with the cross-functional teams we collaborate with. I'm looking for a clear name that will resonate with stakeholders within my org. So I've got a very classic taxonomist question: What to call the program? 🤔 For some context... What my program is responsible for: - Defining and governing standards for metadata, structured data, taxonomy, and ontology for classifying/structuring digital content - Implementing processes and platforms to good metadata hygiene - Assessment and remediation of content metadata What my program doesn't cover: - Writing or editorial style guides - Content design - Content strategy - Site maps or navigational structure - Data governance Any ideas are most welcome!

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Here in the SF Bay, this is tryout season. All club teams held sessions on Saturday (when we had a freak rainstorm all morning that closed half our fields) and now we are making offers to players -- or not. Cuts at the youth sports level has always been a tough, if not traumatic, experience for kids. And in today's competitive, profit-driven youth sports system, it's gotten much more complex. Even demoting a player from a top team to a lower one must be handled with the courage and dexterity of a bomb squad tech, because it can be - explosive. I'm wondering whether in this new, post-pandemic world where kids have suffered so much over the past 4 years, should we relook the tryout and cut process of team formation? I'm posting here in LinkedIn because in many ways cutting a player feels like a layoff. Kids and parents react with anger and grief, and will quickly go to another club who will welcome them because even if the skill isn't there, the money is. In earlier times, getting cut from a team was a challenge to regroup and come back stronger. Now - times are different and there are other places to play club sports. Athletes can even change schools if they aren't happy with the opportunities. The NCAA portal is wreaking havoc with college coaches' ability to maintain culture and authority. Whether this is a good or bad thing, remains to be seen. #layoffs #mentalhealth

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In the early days of the internet, the W3C and few other organizations helped build the first Internet Standards so that the Web could foster it's own innovation & growth. Fast forward 30 years, I cannot believe we needed a law to get browsers and websites to agree on protecting your privacy by default... The internet should really be decentralized, and customer centrist by design. How did we ended up here?

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The Capital One Tech blog is full of useful tips to help make you and your work more efficient. Today’s tip: Consider using these design patterns in your next microservices app and make organization more manageable >> https://dy.si/fadoBS

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Discover the different types of organizational culture and find the best fit for your company's success. Explore the examples and benefits of each culture. https://ukg.inc/3RxBTJt #leadership

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I just blogged about the benefits of contract-first API development. If you and your team aren't following this approach, I encourage you to read on and learn why you may be missing out on a practice that can help your team be more productive.

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If you work in application modernization then you need to see this free webinar. Maryna Bor has a complete and robust view of the landscape and will take you through it step by step.

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The latest Inside Java Newscast examines withers, which makes it easy and succinct to create a copy of a record instance while changing just a few components. Watch now! https://lnkd.in/gKZmrmnc

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Must read: ServiceNow's Chief Digital Information Officer Chris Bedi shares insights on the top three ways enterprises are using GenAI to transform their operations. Check it out ⬇️

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The Capital One Tech blog is full of useful tips to help make you and your work more efficient. Today’s tip: Consider using these design patterns in your next microservices app and make organization more manageable >> https://dy.si/7CLUZN

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Your support inspires our continuous commitment to excellence. Thank you Internet 2.0 Conference for the recognition. Check out the video below as he takes us through his journey with DSC! https://lnkd.in/gVg7qGJj #Internet2Conf #datasolutions #datamodeling #machinelearning #technology #data #datascience

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Just finished the course “Site Reliability Engineering: Service-Level Agreements and Objectives” by Laura Stone! Check it out: https://lnkd.in/g-w48qJs #servicelevelagreements #sitereliabilityengineering.

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The best definition of culture I've heard is that it is the way we do things, and why we do things the way we do them. Today, while listening to the excellent podcast "Wisdom from the Top with Guy Raz" featuring Lou Gerstner, I heard Lou Gerstner say that changing the culture is about changing the processes because that is how people do things. He goes on to say that you can't manage culture directly because you can't just jump on it. Changing culture requires changing how people work, and what they value which is tied to the processes in the company. I have never quite heard culture and process being described in this way together, and it was quite insightful to hear that remark. The full episode is linked here, and this part is around the 41 minute mark. https://lnkd.in/g45vDKcp

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May is Asian & Pacific American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate & honor the diverse cultures, histories, & contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, & Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) in the US for more please click below. #HappyAsian& #pacificAmericanheritagemonth, #aapi, #aapimonth, #aapihistorymonth, #aapiheritagemonth, #asianamerican, #celebrateaapi

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