Housing in the Bay Area and throughout the state is a topic that has dominated headlines. The General Assembly brought more than 150 attendees together to hear information on the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) process, while providing an opportunity for local governments to share their...
The San Francisco Estuary Partnership is holding an in-person and virtual poetry slam and writing event for #iheartestuaries this week....
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)’s annual General Assembly Friday morning will host a panel discussion on Bay Area housing featuring state Sens. Scott Wiener and Jim Beall, and Assemblyman David Chiu, who will discuss the hot-button topic. A question-and-answer period with local...
The critical issues facing the Bay Area – from transportation and housing to the economy, the environment and social equity – are probed in the new 90-plus page Futures Final Report entitled “Resilient and...
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) new President, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin, and new Vice President, Napa County Supervisor Belia Ramos, took the dais this week for the first time in their new roles.
Arreguin had served as ABAG’s Vice...
The ABAG Special General Assembly will examine the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) process. The day starts at 9 a.m. with a panel of legislators discussing the new housing legislation, an examination of the current RHNA cycle and implications for the Bay Area, and an...
New routes for bicycles and pedestrians, denser housing near transit stops, and more frequent and reliable train service were the top three strategies chosen by more than 3,100 people who played the Mayor of Bayville this fall as part of the development of Plan Bay Area 2050, a long-range...
Every two years, the Estuary Partnership brings a focus to the management and ecological health of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary. The State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference showcases the latest information about the region’s work to sustain and improve the estuary’s habitats,...
Energy storage is emerging as a potential solution for power reliability, emergency preparedness, and grid harmonization. What do cities need to know as energy storage becomes more common? This forum will provide a crash course on how storage fits within the overall energy landscape and energy...
The November issue of the American Planning Association's Planning Magazine features the 30th anniversary of the San Francisco Bay Trail.
Author Timothy Beatley — an internationally recognized sustainable city...
