Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)

Bay Area communities can better address economic, environmental, and regulatory challenges by working together. ABAG’s technical assistance program has set up county-level collaboratives to help

The release of draft Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) allocations initiates the appeals phase, the final step in the RHNA process. Government Code Section 65584.05 allows any jurisdiction or

The Housing Element Site Selection (HESS) Tool is a web-based mapping tool developed by ABAG and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to guide Bay Area local jurisdictions in identifying

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) receives funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), like the Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) grant, that

Using a one-time, $24 million state grant, the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) launched its new Regional Housing Technical Assistance (RHTA) program in late 2020. The program serves as a

The REAP Local Grants summary table contains all funding agreement amounts for Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) grants to local jurisdictions. The document includes data disaggregated by

Since 1969, the State of California has required each local government to plan for its share of the state’s housing needs for people of all income levels. Through the Regional Housing Needs Allocation

Any local jurisdiction within the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) region may file an appeal to modify its Draft Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Allocation or another jurisdiction’s

The Housing Methodology Committee (HMC) played a key role in the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)'s approach to creating the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) allocation methodology

This letter from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) provides ABAG its final Regional Housing Need Determination