As MTC and ABAG explore our housing portfolio through emergent activities like the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) and a new regional housing technical assistance program, conversations among our Commissioners and Board members have consistently highlighted the importance of a...
ABAG and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) have made several important but temporary operational changes in response to the Covid-19 outbreak and the continuing public health emergency.
ABAG and MTC staff have been working remotely since March 16, but are available weekdays from 8 a...
The ABAG Executive Board and Finance meetings on March 19th has been canceled by President Jesse Arreguin due to concerns around the transmission of the novel COVID-19 virus. Shelter-in-place orders for Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties on Monday, March...
This half-day forum provided an overview of significant changes to the 2019 Energy Code, including mandatory solar photovoltaic systems, and all-electric building and Energy Design Rating (EDR) compliance pathways for new homes. Technical experts spotlighted new technologies that jurisdictions can...
As part of I Heart Estuaries week earlier this month, the San Francisco Estuary Partnership encouraged people to put pen to paper and express their thoughts.
The San Francisco Estuary Partnership, a program of the Association of Bay Area Governments and resident of the Bay Area Metro Center, set up...
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.
Between Feb. 12 and 14 the National Estuarine Research Reserve Association is promoting the I Heart Estuaries media campaign raising awareness of the benefits of the...
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 Equitable Strategies for the Bay Area’s Future.”
This report represents the culmination of th...
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 President and replaces David Rabbitt, who...
