Housing

The "How to Talk About Housing" webinar covers data-driven lessons on housing communications that work, and those that backfire. Find impacts and implications for communities that are updating their

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is required to review draft Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) methodologies to determine whether a methodology furthers the

This webinar introduces the County Planning Collaboratives.

Speakers provided information about the sites inventory, including assistance in calculating each category in the inventory, a data packet update, and an overview and demo of the Housing Element Site

UC Berkeley’s Othering and Belonging Institute (OBI) presented research on racial demographic change and land use in the San Francisco Bay Area for the North Bay Division of the California League of

Stephen Menendian, Assistant Director at UC Berkeley’s Othering and Belonging Institute, presented the Institute's research on the exclusionary effects of restrictive zoning, a summary of prior

Construction costs in the San Francisco Bay Area have grown prohibitively expensive, making it difficult to feasibly develop new affordable or even market-rate housing. This case study analyzed the

The 2015-2019 Bay Area Permit Activity Report shows the number of new housing units for which Bay Area jurisdictions issued permits in calendar years 2015 through 2019. It was compiled by staff from

As part of their 2021 Housing Element update, Elk Grove city staff heard concerns about the potential over-concentration of affordable housing in different areas of the city. Staff used an online tool

The Specific Plan was adopted by the City of Berkeley for its Adeline Corridor Priority Development Area (PDA). The Specific Plan provides goals, policies, and implementation strategies for the Plan