AB 130 CALL TO ACTION

We need your help urging cities to join the coalition calling for repeal of AB 130’s harmful VMT housing fee provisions. Please contact your Mayor and City Councilmembers today and ask them to adopt the resolution opposing these fees, which would make housing significantly less affordable for California’s working families. Together, we can protect housing supply and affordability.

BIA Working For You

Preservation & Progress

BIA's Urban Council, along with coalition partners, will be submitting a letter to the City of San Diego addressing proposed code amendments aimed at updating San Diego's historical resources regulations.

ADU rollbacks with Daniel Shkolnik

BIA CEO Lori Pfeiler met with Daniel Shkolnik, CEO of Atlas West Group, last week to discuss the rollbacks the City of San Diego recently made to the ADU Density Bonus Program. 

“These changes will lead to less units that are more expensive. The rollback of the program is a complete walk back of the city’s pro-housing stance,” said Shkolnik, whose company is a leading infill developer in the city and the first to take advantage of the city’s ADU density bonus program.

Learn more about this BIA member: Atlas West Group

2025 Residential Lighting Training

Do you install, inspect, specify, or design lighting for residential projects? If so, you’ll want to get ahead of the updated requirements coming in California’s 2025 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, which is set to take effect on January 1, 2026. Energy Code Ace’s™ online training “2025 Title 24, Part 6 Essentials — Residential Standards: Lighting” covers topics such as lighting and lighting controls for single family homes and multifamily dwelling units. It also covers an overview of current lighting technologies such as high-efficacy luminaires and how these products must meet the certification requirements of Title 20. Sign up for the upcoming course on September 2nd and view the website for additional class times. Create a free account with Energy Code Ace to get started.

Less than 1 Week Away!

Reserve Your Tickets!

Support the Future of Housing in San Diego

We need your help to sustain the work of the BIA PAC for the 2025 year at the PAC's Annual Fundraiser on August 27th at Coasterra.

 The BIA PAC supports candidates that are champions of housing and will work to improve our ability to build the housing this region needs. A healthy housing market supports a healthy business economy. If employees can’t live here, businesses won’t thrive.

Please join your BIA PAC as we work together to support the candidates committed to a brighter housing future.

Questions about this event? Interested in sponsoring or purchasing tickets?

Contact Adrian Luna at adrian@biasandiego.org

Help Us Spread the Word

BIA Members: Please help us connect with your employees and others in your network by forwarding this email and asking them to check out these two links. We would sure appreciate that. Thank you!

BIA San Diego Working for You



BIA San Diego Email list Sign-up

Next Week at BIA

BIAPAC Annual Fundraiser, Coasterra

Wednesday, August 27th, 2025

5:00-8:00pm

BIA Stormwater Task Force Committee Meeting, Virtual

Thursday, August 28th, 2025

7:30-9:00am

BIA Public Policy Council Meeting, Hybrid

Thursday, August 28th, 2025

1:00-2:30pm

BIA Board Meeting

Thursday, August 28th, 2025

3:00-5:00pm

Housing Advocates: there is strength in numbers so please forward this email to your network, including your employees. Help us grow our coalition of supporters advocating for more homes and apartments San Diegans can afford!