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Four Bay Area regional agencies launched a major outreach initiative, "One Bay Area" (http://www.onebayarea.org), at a regional assembly bringing together 350 Bay Area city and county elected officials, regional leaders and community stakeholders. The regional agency partners — the Association of...

"The Bay Area economy will recover slowly, a mirror of the rest of the nation, stabilizing in 2010 with some recovery in 2011,” said Paul Fassinger, ABAG Economist and Director of Research, during the Association of Bay Area Governments’ (ABAG) 22nd Annual Regional Economic Outlook Conference on...

ABAG recently released the 2009 Housing Report: Testing the American Dream in the San Francisco Bay Area. The report chronicles the housing crisis across the Bay Area region. The housing bubble and the factors that led to the ultimate collapse are explored in this timely report, as well as the...

ABAG, the Bay Area’s regional planning agency and council of governments, has elected new officers. Union City Mayor Mark Green has been elected ABAG President for a two year term beginning January 21, 2010, and Marin County Supervisor Susan L. Adams, Ph.D, RN, is slated to become Vice President...

Wood Burning Rule makes it illegal to burn when air quality is unhealthy

Wood smoke is a major source of wintertime air pollution in the Bay Area and contains harmful pollutants such as particulate matter and carbon monoxide, as well as toxins such as dioxin, which is linked to increased cancer...

New Delta & California Water Legislation: How will the Bay Area be affected?

Concerned about the future of the San Francisco Bay Delta, the linchpin of the state’s water system? Wondering what the new package of water bills just passed will mean for the Bay Area? Bay Area elected officials and...

View Luncheon Keynote Speaker Will Fleissig’s Presentation

Ron Sims, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and former County Executive, King County, Washington presented the keynote address during the Fall General Assembly on Thursday, October 22, 2009, in San...

Local workshops in San Jose and Oakland will assist local governments and urban water suppliers in adopting and implementing the required Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance. The law requires cities and counties, including charter cities and charter counties, to adopt landscape water...

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is planning to apply for Brownfields Assessment grants from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for the year 2009. ABAG is looking for cities and towns to partner together for the EPA grant funds which will provide loans and...

Thirty-seven percent less new housing was permitted in 2008 than in 2007 in the San Francisco Bay Area according to a recently completed Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) annual survey. Not surprisingly, regional results indicate a significant drop in permits compared to 2007, though...