Association of Bay Area Governments

ABAG stands for the Association of Bay Area Governments. Our mission is to strengthen cooperation and collaboration across local governments to build healthier, stronger communities.

ABAG is part regional planning agency and part local government service provider. We accomplish our goals by providing planning services and cost-effective ABAG member services to local governments struggling with rising costs and diminishing incomes.

BAHFA Workshop Recap

More than 550 people attended recent public workshops hosted by the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) to provide information on a possible housing bond measure and strategies to work toward meeting the Bay Area’s housing needs. Learn more.

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News

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BAHFA Awards $5 million to Help Napa County Seniors Avoid Homelessness

BAHFA Awards $5 million to Help Napa County Seniors Avoid Homelessness

The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) is launching its first homelessness prevention program with an award of $5 million to Napa County to administer a pilot program focused on extremely low-income seniors.

Flood, Fire, Heat, Drought: BARC Report Charts Course for Coordinated Adaptation

Flood, Fire, Heat, Drought: BARC Report Charts Course for Coordinated Adaptation

A new report(link is external) issued by the Bay Area Regional Collaborative (link is external) (BARC) documents how the overall climate adaptation system in the Bay Area functions and identifies next steps in exploring responses to address sea level rise, inland flooding, water quality, drought, extreme heat, wildfire and air quality.

Bay Area Housing Finance Authority wins Housing Heroes Award BAHFA award

Bay Area Housing Finance Authority wins Housing Heroes Award

The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) received a Housing Heroes Award from the Housing Action Coalition this month in honor of the initiative’s innovative set of funding and finance tools— including the ability to place a Bay Area-wide ballot measure before voters to raise funds for housing.

Project Highlights

San Francisco Bay Trail

More than 30 years ago state legislation was passed directing ABAG to develop a plan for a regional trail system.

That trail now has 355 spectacular miles of walking and bicycling paths encircling the Bay for everyone who lives here, and everyone who visits.

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Bay Area Regional Energy Network

BayREN helps single family residents, property owners and businesses get technical assistance and access financial resources to reduce energy costs.

BayREN also assists local governments in evaluating and complying with energy codes and standards.

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San Francisco Estuary Partnership

The Estuary’s waters and wetlands are a biological resource of tremendous importance for more than a million migratory birds and a vast diversity of marine wildlife.

The partnership is a collaboration of local, state and federal agencies and other organzations that protect and restore the Bay and Delta.

Read more about San Francisco Estuary Partnership