RHNA is the state-mandated process to identify the number of housing units, by affordability level, that each jurisdiction must accommodate in the Housing Element of its General Plan (Government Code §65584). As part of this process, the California Department of Housing and Community...
During this challenging time, BayREN Home+ program is helping families reduce energy bills while making their homes healthier and more comfortable this summer with an additional $1,000 to the $5,000 in rebates for energy efficiency upgrades.
Families can prepare their homes for the summer heat with...
Dear Bay Area Residents,
Communities nationwide and across the Bay Area are expressing their anguish and outrage over the recent violent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd and the systemic injustice that their deaths, and too many more, reveal in our society. As regional...
A new segment of the Bay Trail, the Albany Beach Bay Trail behind Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley/Albany, opened in May and has garnered praise in an article in the San Francisco Chronicle.
“With the completion of this segment of Bay Trail connecting over 50 existing trail miles, one can begin to...
The Bay Area's affordable housing crisis will be the subject of the first Bay Area Metro Talks Equity Series launching Wednesday, June 3 at 10 a.m.
ABAG and MTC have opened a second call for Letters of Interest for new and modified Priority Development Areas (PDAs) in advance of the Plan Bay Area 2050 Final Blueprint.
Analysis of the Draft Blueprint’s growth geographies and strategies is currently underway. However, local jurisdictions have a...
The Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) is focused on meeting the needs of its stakeholders and partners in the nine county Bay Area during this unprecedented COVID-19 crisis by expanding its energy-saving programs and offering trainings and forums.
More information on BayREN's effort can be...
A San Francisco Estuary Partnership project aimed at reducing the amount of polluted water draining into San Francisco Bay was highlighted by an NBC Bay report on Earth Day.
The highlighted work is the newest link in the Estuary Partnership’s “Green Stormwater Spine” along the busy San Pablo Avenue...
The Wetland Regional Monitoring Program plan for the San Francisco Estuary is now complete.
Developed by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership and others, the plan will improve wetland restoration project success by putting in place regional-scale monitoring increasing the impact, utility and...
The San Francisco Bay Trail is the focus of an OpenRoad episode hosted by Doug McConnell on NBC Bay Area. It's important to note it was shot before COVID-19 arrived.
The program highlights the Bay Trail and what awaits Bay Area residents once the pandemic is over.
The Bay Trail plan was adopted by...
