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Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA)

News and Stories

Take California's Housing Future 2040 Survey to Inform the Regional Housing Needs Allocation

News Story

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is soliciting ideas and input from the public via a survey to improve the 7th cycle Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)

Making it Possible: Convening on SB 9 and Middle Housing Brings Together Planners, HCD and Other Housing Practitioners

News Story

Bay Area planners and housing practitioners joined speakers from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), Bay Area and San Diego planners and other housing professionals

California Department of Housing and Community Development Approves Bay Area's RHNA

News Story

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has approved the Association of Bay Area Government’s (ABAG) Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Plan.

ABAG Executive Board Approves Final Regional Housing Needs Allocation Plan

News Release

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) at last night’s Executive Board meeting approved the Final Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area, 2023-2031. The

State Staffs Up to Enforce Housing Mandates

News Story

In a one-two punch signaling that it will prioritize enforcement of housing laws, the state is creating a new unit with the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), and

Marin County Affordable Housing Project Gets Approval Under SB35 Rule

News Story

The first development proposal submitted to Marin County under a new state law intended to streamline certain types of housing developments to address California’s severe housing shortage and

Executive Board Releases Proposed Regional Housing Planning Formula

News Release

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)’s Executive Board at its meeting Thursday evening passed the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) proposed methodology — a mathematical formula by

Regional Housing Update -- HCD Issues Need Determination

News Story

Background 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 (

Documents

Adopted Final RHNA Plan – June 2026 Update

Final RNHA Methodology Report 2023-2031_06-26-2026.pdf (26.31 MB)

2015-2023 Bay Area RHNA Progress Report

2015-2023_Bay_Area_RHNA_Progress_Report-.pdf (248.14 KB)

ADUs-Projections-Memo_final.pdf

ADUs-Projections-Memo-final.pdf (246.16 KB)

Middle Housing Zoning Changes and RHNA

Middle_Housing_Zoning_Changes_and_RHNA-January-2022.pdf (192.55 KB)

RHNA Frequently Asked Questions Dec 2021

ABAG_2023-2031_RHNA_FAQ_Dec2021.pdf (560.01 KB)