The California State Senate Committee on Governance and Finance this week issued a report entitled Misappropriated Bond Proceeds at the Association of Bay Area Governments with reference to the embezzlement of proceeds from a municipal bond issued by the ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit...
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) presented the Ninth Annual Regional Growing Smarter Together Awards during its Spring 2015 General Assembly on Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Oakland. The awards honor counties, cities and towns and their innovative efforts in revitalization, planning...
For local leaders and regulators, this report was designed to identify and share best practices and improve building code enforcement and building performance rates on a regional level. The report represents the collaborative efforts of the nine San Francisco Bay Area Counties and 15 Bay Area...
Enrollment in the Bay Area Regional Energy Network's (BayREN) multifamily and single family programs has achieved significant ground in capitalizing on energy savings potential. BayREN provides cash rebates to both multifamily and single family homeowners who undertake energy efficient property...
The Executive Committee of the Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations (FAN) today voted unanimously to use approximately $1.3 million from FAN reserve funds to make San Francisco whole, in the wake of an apparent embezzlement of that amount by a senior manager at FAN. The money will be...
An updated online resource, called the Priority Development Area (PDA) Showcase, launches today. The Showcase is an easy to use, interactive mapping tool, highlighting the Priority Development Areas throughout the Bay Area. ABAG Planning and Research staff have updated the PDA Showcase to provide...
Drought response efforts just got a major boost in the Bay Area. On November 12, 2014, the San Francisco Estuary Partnership was awarded a $32 million Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Grant (Proposition 84) from the California Department of Water Resources to address Bay Area drought...
Presidio Bank is the first lender to participate in a regional financing program offered by the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN). Administered by the Association of Bay Area Governments, BayREN implements effective energy saving programs on a regional level and draws on the expertise...
The Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) has announced that Bay Area homeowners now can get rebates and special assistance for making home improvements that increase energy efficiency. Energy Upgrade California™ Home Upgrade offers rebates to single-family homeowners (one to four units) in the...
San Francisco Bay Area employers with 50 or more full-time employees including public agencies, private businesses, and non-profit organizations are now required to offer commuter benefits to their employees in order to comply with the Bay Area Commuter Benefits Program developed pursuant to CA...
