The Protect and Restore America’s Estuaries Act, a bipartisan bill which would reauthorize the National Estuary Program (NEP), was introduced last week by U.S. Representative Tom Malinowski (D-NJ).
The NEP, a place-based program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, supports a network of...
ABAG invites stakeholders representing diverse perspectives in the Bay Area to serve on its Housing Methodology Committee (HMC) for the Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA). RHNA is the state-mandated process to identify the number of housing units that each local government must accommodate in...
ABAG will be holding a public hearing on the methodology used to determine the Regional Housing Control Total and the forecasted development pattern for Plan Bay Area 2050. Comments from the public must be received by 5 p.m. on Monday, August 19, 2019.
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ABAG and MTC have opened a call for Letters of Interest for new or modified Priority Development Areas and Priority Conservation Areas, as well as a new pilot for Priority Production Areas.
With the state Legislature's 2019 session in full swing, ABAG has taken positions on several bills that could substantially affect the Bay Area housing landscape if passed by lawmakers and signed by Gov. Newsom this year.
ABAG has a new website that balances form and function to be a powerhouse for all users.
It’s easy to navigate, user friendly and provides a host of information to help Bay Area decision makers and residents become better informed about the world around them.
When ABAG set out to redesign its...
The ABAG General Assembly opened with poetry from Oakland's Youth Poet Laurate and included presentations from ABAG President David Rabbitt, ABAG-MTC Executive Director Therese McMillan and an opportunities and challenges housing panel. The ABAG delegates passed this year's ABAG Budget and Work...
The first Bay Area Metro Awards were presented on June 6, 2019, at a ceremony in Oakland recognizing 13 people, projects, organizations and local governments advancing solutions to ease the Bay Area’s housing crisis, improve the transportation system or make the nine-county region more resilient.
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Housing is the issue dominating the headlines in the Bay Area right now and will be a major element of the annual General Assembly meeting of the Association of Bay Area Governments, Thursday, June 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Oakland Scottish Rite Center.
A panel discussion, “Housing...
