On November 12th, the BIAOC Chapter saw stunning attendance at BIAOC's 55th Annual Installation Gala at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott, Dana Point. As a chapter, we thanked outgoing 2020-21 BIAOC Chapter President Sunti Kumjim for his leadership and sworn in 2022 BIAOC Chapter President Eric Nelson, Trumark Homes and the 2022 Board of Directors. Thank you to our sponsors, special guests, and BIA member attendees for making our first gala back in person since 2019 memorable! Scroll below for photos from the gala, or visit our website or view on social media.

Check out the upcoming News & Events section below for NEW upcoming events and industry news. We hope to see you BIASC's Holiday Happy Hour on Tuesday, December 14th at the Pacific Club. Wear your best ugly sweater and bring a toy to donate to our toy drive. There is limited event capacity, so register and sponsor today! Stay tuned for new chapter events as we enter into the new year.

Scroll down to our Government Affairs Updates section for the latest BIAOC member advocacy wins and calls to action. Your continued advocacy makes a difference in our industry and in our community. Contact BIAOC Vice President Adam Wood at awood@biasc.org to become an industry advocate today!

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Questions? Please email BIASC Director of Public Affairs Karissa DiStefano at kwillette@biasc.org.

Over the past two months, BIASC Director of Public Affairs Karissa Willette DiStefano spoke three times at the City of Tustin regarding the city's current inclusionary zoning policy. Despite tireless advocacy, the Tustin Council elected to maintain their current policy and deferred on any repeals despite the fact that no new housing has been proposed since the policy took effect.  The BIAOC Advocacy Team will continue to work with the city to increase housing production and believes there will be future opportunities to see this Inclusionary Policy reversed. If you have any questions, please contact Karissa Willette DiStefano.

More housing battles lie soon ahead - please stay tuned for updates and advocacy calls-to-action. If you have any questions, please contact Adam Wood.

Thank you to Anaheim City Council Member Gloria Ma’ae for joining our first in-person BIAOC Government Affairs Committee meeting since early 2020. It was wonderful to see our members back in person and hear updates from the City of Anaheim. Special thanks to Jeff Okamoto, Huitt-Zollars, Inc. for hosting this lunch meeting.

If you are interested in joining this committee, please email kwillette@biasc.org.

Thank you to the 160 members who virtually attended The Perfect Storm Educational Series Part One and made this series launch a phenomenal success. BIASC encourages all our members to share Part One - available for viewing now - with their staff. The Perfect Storm will impact all industry members at all levels, and we need to harness not just our 1,000 company members but their 5,000+ employees to help us navigate through and conquer this storm.

Fighting the Perfect Storm:

NextGen Membership Co-Chair chad@daviesimaging.com