Housing Archives : Bay Area Council

Landmark Bay Area Council Housing Reform Legislation Wins Approval

Jun 30 2025

Legislation co-sponsored by the Bay Area Council that promises to be among the most consequential and transformative in generations in removing obs...

Council Helps Win Approval for Textbook-Perfect Housing Development in Cupertino

Jun 11 2025

In a win for homeownership in Silicon Valley, the Bay Area Council this week (June 10) helped member company SummerHill Homes win approval for 59 h...

New Study Highlights Importance of Council’s Permitting Reform Efforts to Fast-Track Housing

Apr 16 2025

A new study about the difficulty of building new housing in California highlights the importance of work the Bay Area Council is doing to cut throu...

Bringing the Axe Down on Costly, Wasteful Permitting Regulations that Hamper New Housing

Apr 2 2025

California can build the housing we need to grow our economy, bring down sky-high prices for working families and address a root cause of our homel...

Sowing the Seeds for Mass Timber Industry in California

Apr 2 2025

Last week, the Bay Area Council was proud to attend the International Mass Timber Conference in Portland, Oregon, highlighting the benefits of this...

Innovative Co-Ownership Models Offer Promising Solution to California’s Housing Crisis

Mar 19 2025

With California’s housing affordability crisis continuing to strain families and communities and median home prices exceeding $1 million in many ...

Council Helps Win Approval of Affordable Housing in Menlo Park

Mar 12 2025

A project the Bay Area Council endorsed to build 88 affordable homes in Menlo Park won unanimous City Council approval today (March 12) following a...

Innovative Co-Ownership Models Offer Promising Solution to California’s Housing Crisis

Mar 12 2025

With California’s housing affordability crisis continuing to strain families and communities and median home prices exceeding $1 million in many ...

Report Highlights Urgency in Fixing California’s Broken Permitting System

Mar 5 2025

The Assembly Select Committee on Permitting Reform, chaired by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), yesterday (March 5) released its report deta...

Council Sponsoring New CEQA Reform Legislation

Feb 26 2025

The Bay Area Council is proud to be sponsoring SB 607 by state Senator Scott Wiener, which would make important improvements to the California Envi...

Housing

Landmark Bay Area Council Housing Reform Legislation Wins Approval

Council Helps Win Approval for Textbook-Perfect Housing Development in Cupertino

New Study Highlights Importance of Council’s Permitting Reform Efforts to Fast-Track Housing

Bringing the Axe Down on Costly, Wasteful Permitting Regulations that Hamper New Housing

Sowing the Seeds for Mass Timber Industry in California

Innovative Co-Ownership Models Offer Promising Solution to California’s Housing Crisis

Council Helps Win Approval of Affordable Housing in Menlo Park

Innovative Co-Ownership Models Offer Promising Solution to California’s Housing Crisis

Report Highlights Urgency in Fixing California’s Broken Permitting System

Council Sponsoring New CEQA Reform Legislation

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