The 91st General Conference of the California County Planning Commissioners’ Association was held at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Pleasanton at the Club, 7050 Johnson Drive, in Pleasanton, Alameda County, on October 14-15, 2022.

Another highly informative and enjoyable yearly event. Representatives from the City of Pleasanton and Alameda County’s Board of Supervisors were on hand to welcome the attendees, and Friday’s presenters included Tim Byrd, Vice President and General Counsel for G3 Enterprises; Ron Kopf, Executive Director at Tuolumne County Business Council; Developer Mike Lemke; Melanie McCavour, Environmental Impact Assesment Professional, and CalPoly Humboldt Lecturer; and John Salkowski, President and CFO of Blue Mountain Minerals.

In this talk, John Ford, Director of Planning and Building for Humboldt County, welcomes attendees to the 90th Conference of the CCPCA, and offers an outline and perspective of the history of Humboldt as it relates to Cannabis, the evolution of legalization and permitting, and how these considerations relate to the planning process in general.