Housing

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Construction Afoot on Housing Project the Council Endorsed

Menlo Park will soon be welcoming 99 new homes in a project by March Capital Management on Haven Avenue that got the unanimous support of the Bay A...
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Council Weighs in on Regional Housing Bond Proposal

The November 2024 ballot, from top to bottom, is already shaping up to be one of the most consequential in modern times. One measure the Bay A...
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Bay Area Council Housing Reforms Paying Dividends

Housing reform legislation the Bay Area Council sponsored and supported in recent years is paying dividends for homebuilders and a state desperate ...
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SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Case Challenging Arbitrary Local Impact Fees

The U.S. Supreme Court this week heard oral arguments in a case in which the Bay Area Council submitted an amicus brief to end excessive and often ...
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Council Joins Supreme Court Case Challenging Arbitrary Local Impact Fees

Excessive and often arbitrary local fees have long contributed to California’s housing crisis, driving up the cost of building, making new homes ...
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Busy Week on the Housing Front

It was a busy week on the housing front, with a key federal court ruling smacking down a lawsuit challenging legislation (SB 828, Wiener) the Bay A...
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State Blasts San Francisco’s Housing Recalcitrance

No wonder San Francisco’s housing crisis seems worse than anywhere else. A scathing report by the California Department of Housing and Community ...
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Making Inroads on Ending CEQA Abuse to Block Housing

It was standing room only at the Bay Area Council Housing Committee meeting this week as members met with top lobbyists and UC Davis Professor and ...
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Council Cheers Passage of Major Housing (CEQA) Reform Legislation

Following a Herculean advocacy effort, the Bay Area Council yesterday (Sept. 14) cheered the passage of legislation (AB 1633, Ting) that many in th...
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Housing Streamlining Bill Gets a Big Win

The Bay Area Council applauds state Sen. Scott Wiener on his resounding success in passing SB 423, which extends his landmark housing production st...
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