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Economic & Planning Systems is heading to the 2026 APA California Conference at the JW Marriott LA Live this October, and we're looking forward to leading two exciting sessions!
On Monday, October 5 from 1:00–2:15 PM, EPS Principal Amy Lapin moderates Funding Climate Resilience Initiatives: State & Local Tools, Strategies, and Implementation Lessons (Room: Gold 2). Amy will be joined by Matthew Gonser of LA County's Chief Sustainability Office, Nuin-Tara Key of California Forward, and Darren Suen of the San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency and City of Elk Grove. The panel explores how public agencies are funding climate resilience work and moving it from plan to implementation.
At the same time, EPS Vice President Thomas Gonzales moderates It's 2026, Have You Updated Your Impact Fee Program? (Room: Atrium III), featuring April Apodaca of the City of Long Beach, Lutfi Kharuf of Best Best & Krieger LLP, and Katy Cole of Fehr & Peers. The session covers AB 1600 and 602 compliance, common pitfalls in fee program updates, and the basics of Nexus Studies.
Attending the conference? Stop by Booth 207 to talk shop, grab a sticker, and keep the conversation going before or after both sessions.
On an especially sunny day in San Francisco’s Bayview District, EPS was excited to participate in an event celebrating the culmination of decades of work on a plan to redevelop Candlestick Point, a 270-acre waterfront site encompassing the former 49ers and Giants stadium. Complexities with site clean-up and major shifts in real estate dynamics delayed development for 25 years since San Francisco selected a developer. With the September 2026 ground-breaking event, plans and building permits will allow a first phase of infrastructure to support 700 units of market rate and affordable housing and a first office building, ultimately leading to over 7,000 new housing units, a 2.5 million square foot Innovation District, and an extensive program of community benefits.
EPS was pleased to be part of the larger team of advisers and consultants that worked with FivePoint Holdings, the San Francisco’s Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure (OCII), and the Bayview community to prepare the Disposition and Development Agreement that helped make the ground-breaking possible. EPS provided financial analysis to ensure viable land use and project phasing as well as extensive community benefits. EPS also conducted economic and fiscal impact/ budget analysis to identify the projected jobs and other economic benefits and to ensure that the project would provide positive impacts to the City’s General Fund and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) budget.
As noted by Dr. Veronica Hunnicutt, the Chair of the Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard Citizens Advisory Committee:
“For generations, Bayview families have helped build San Francisco while waiting for the Candlestick project in our community … Today’s groundbreaking is a step towards the homes, jobs, and opportunities our community deserves.”
She was followed by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi who pledged that “we will break ground but will not leave ground broken”.
Link to Articles/ Posts:
sf.gov/news-mayor-lurie-breaks-ground-on-7200-long-awaited-new-homes-at-former-candlestick-park-site
