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This third annual presentation of the Growing Smarter Together Awards was a special highlight of ABAG’s Spring General Assembly in April and recognized five categories of local government planning and development projects. Alameda County, and the cities of...
More than 175 of the region’s elected officials and civic leaders attended the ABAG Spring General Assembly where they tackled the critical issue of climate change through the lens of SB 375 and AB 32. The General Assembly provided a platform for Bay Area leaders to discuss how past initiatives and...
Local governments in the nine county San Francisco Bay Area are again invited to submit FOCUS applications for regional designation of an area within their community as a Priority Development Area (PDA). These PDA designations help inform regional and state agencies where incentives and assistance...
The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission is hosting an open international design competition for ideas responding to sea level rise in San Francisco Bay and beyond. The Rising Tides competition aims to solicit ideas from anyone interested that are applicable to San Francisco Bay...
The Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) conference held on March 18, 2009, at the MetroCenter in Oakland was a resounding success - the MetroCenter auditorium was filled to capacity. Speakers provided a wealth of practical information, and audience members responded with valuable input that...
The League of California Cities has released a City Funding Book to guide cities on how to access and apply for federal funds available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), recently signed by President Barack Obama. The first version of the “City Funding Book,”which was...
New ABAG webpage showcases areas in San Francisco Bay Area that have been locally-identified and regionally vetted for conservation through the FOCUS Initiative.
These Priority Conservation Areas (PCAs) are areas of regional significance that have broad community support and an urgent need for...
