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Groundbreaking Court Win for Housing Reform Legislation

Mar 20 2024

Bay Area Council member Holland and Knight has secured an important legal victory in a case over housing reform legislation the Council sponsored...

Nothing Sluggish About ADU Construction

Mar 20 2024

Santa Cruz may be known for its banana slugs, but it hasn’t been sluggish when it comes to building accessory dwelling units (ADU). Recentdata s...

Construction Afoot on Housing Project the Council Endorsed

Feb 7 2024

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...

Council Weighs in on Regional Housing Bond Proposal

Jan 31 2024

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...

Bay Area Council Housing Reforms Paying Dividends

Jan 24 2024

Housing reform legislation the Bay Area Council sponsored and supported in recent years is paying dividends for homebuilders and a state desperate ...

SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Case Challenging Arbitrary Local Impact Fees

Jan 10 2024

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 ...

Council Joins Supreme Court Case Challenging Arbitrary Local Impact Fees

Nov 22 2023

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

Busy Week on the Housing Front

Nov 15 2023

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...

State Blasts San Francisco’s Housing Recalcitrance

Oct 27 2023

No wonder San Francisco’s housing crisis seems worse than anywhere else. A scathing report by the California Department of Housing and Community ...

Making Inroads on Ending CEQA Abuse to Block Housing

Oct 6 2023

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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