Housing Archives : Bay Area Council

Council’s Landmark ADU Reforms Affirmed in Court Ruling

Oct 28 2026

Onerous fees, restrictive regulations and tangled bureaucracy are among the chief culprits in California’s housing shortage and affordability cri...

Bay Area Council Lands $900,000 to Advance Mass Timber in California

Sep 30 2026

The Bay Area Council has secured two grants totaling $900,000 to help bring mass timber into the mainstream of California construction. Mass timber...

Appreciation: Dennis O’Brien Fought the Good Fight for More Housing

Aug 19 2026

The Bay Area lost an unsung and accidental champion for housing this week. The Bay Area lost an unsung and accidental champion for housing this wee...

Council Rallies Support for Bill to Boost Homeownership

Aug 19 2026

The dream of homeownership is getting harder and harder for many Californians to achieve, which is why the Bay Area Council recently joined Assembl...

Court Delivers Huge Housing Win Thanks to Council-Backed Law

Jan 7 2026

In a newly published decision, the First District Court of Appeal issued an important clarification in Coalition of Pacificans for an Updated ...

Council Reforms Help Propel Big Housing Win in San Francisco

Dec 3 2025

A bold plan advanced by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and supported by the Bay Area Council that promises to authorize more than 80,000 new home...

Not to Be Outdone, San José Takes Axe to Housing Red Tape

Dec 3 2025

It’s amazing what we can do if we simply get out of our own way. That was the message from an exciting announcement this week out of San José ab...

Council Gives an Earful on Need for Housing Regulatory Reform

Nov 12 2025

The Assembly Select Committee on Regulatory Authority convened Nov. 6 to hear testimony about the ways in which onerous state regulation ...

Bay Area Council Visit to Portland Highlights Technology Making Housing Cheaper, Faster, and More Sustainable

Oct 29 2025

Last week a delegation of Bay Area Council members led by oWow! Construction President Andy Ball visited Portland, Ore., at the invitation of the O...

Changing the Script on Housing Futility

Sep 17 2025

For many decades cities across California participated in a grand charade every 8 years known as the RHNA (pronounced Ree-na) process. RHNA stands ...

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