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		<title>Roseville Suspends Fee Adjustments</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 18:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Whyte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City of Roseville once again suspended all inflationary adjustments to their development impact fees.  We are happy to state that this translates into a 2.3% fee savings for all Roseville impact fees.  Our organization supported this item and feels strongly that holding the line on these fees while the industry is still struggling is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Support Zoning Code Parking Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 21:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Whyte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read our letter of support for the City of Sacramento&#8217;s Zoning Code Parking Update.  This item was recently at Planning Commission. &#160; RE:          Item 10- The Zoning Code Parking Update- Strongly Support  Dear Planning Commissioners,  On behalf of Region Builders, a coalition of commercial building industry associations and businesses founded by the Sacramento Regional Builders [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sacramento Bee Endorses Phyllis Newton</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 21:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Whyte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newton stands out. She has the best combination of experience, vision and passion for the city. Newton, a lawyer with a history of representing architects, has served on the city&#8217;s General Plan Advisory Committee and Green Development Code Advisory Group. With expertise in urban design standards, she now is vice chair of the Sacramento Design [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Candidates Aim for District 2</title>
		<link>http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/24/4436945/six-sacramento-city-council-candidates.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 21:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Whyte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kim Mack, field director who ran President Barack Obama&#8217;s Sacramento campaign in 2008. Endorsements include Sacramento Police Officers Association, Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce, Women Democrats of Sacramento County and Region Builders. Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/24/4436945/six-sacramento-city-council-candidates.html#storylink=cpy]]></description>
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		<title>McCarty Finally Gets District 6 Challenger</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 21:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Whyte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We want to have someone who can come to the council and focus more on the city than the personal politics that we&#8217;ve seen on the council lately,&#8221; said Joshua Wood, vice president of Region Builders. &#8220;And when you have new blood coming in with a new vision that&#8217;s neighborhood focused, focused on creating jobs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Support of Mitch Netto</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 22:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Wood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For his part, Mitch Netto has received the support of the city police union and Region Builders, a coalition of groups involved in development. Business leaders and developers are holding a fundraiser for Netto later this month at the Elks Tower in downtown.  Region Builders is proud to endorse Mitch for City Council. Read more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sacramento Streamline Wins Innovation Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Whyte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sacramento Streamline Program has received the Innovation in Government Award from the Sacramento American]]></description>
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		<title>Green Awards: HMH Builders Inc.</title>
		<link>http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2012/04/13/green-awards-hmh-builders.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2012/04/13/green-awards-hmh-builders.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Whyte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Journal 2012 Green Leadership Awards:  HMH Builders Inc. prides itself on its clean construction sites — and crews that recycle nearly everything but their footprints before they leave.  A local general contractor for more than 50 years, the company has emerged among the state’s leaders in construction recycling. For five years running, it has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Powerhouse Science Center Charity Event</title>
		<link>http://regionbuilders.com/2012/04/powerhouse-science-center-charity-event/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Whyte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Powerhouse Science Center- Sneak Peek VIP reception Brought to you by RECON and Region Builders  May 17th  This year, the Powerhouse Science Center has been selected as the recipient charity for RECON &#38; Region Builders co-hosted special event: “A Night on the River” fundraiser. All proceeds will go to benefit the Powerhouse Science Center. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Development Department</title>
		<link>http://regionbuilders.com/2012/04/county-establishes-community-development-department/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Whyte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors moved forward by voting unanimously to establish a Community Development Department, which will include the divisions of planning and environmental review, building, county engineering, and code enforcement. We advocated strongly for this change because we believe it is a positive action for our industry to have all divisions affecting [...]]]></description>
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