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Economists Target Restrictive Zoning in Housing Crisis

Sep 3 2021

A report this week by the White House Council of Economic Advisors came at just the right time as two bills the Bay Area Council supported to ease ...

Big Win for Housing

Aug 27 2021

Breaking the stranglehold of single-family zoning on California’s housing landscape has long been seen as a critical part of addressing the state...

Housing and Homelessness Committees Meet

Aug 20 2021

The Bay Area Council’s Housing and Homelessness Committees this week welcomed Dr. U.S. Housing and Urban Development Senior Advisor Richard Cho a...

Picture Worth 1,000 Words – and Even More ADUs

Aug 13 2021

Ever since the Bay Area Council partnered with state Sen. Bob Wieckowski in 2016 to pass the first significant accessory dwelling unit (ADU) reform...

Berryessa TOD Project Advances in San Jose

Jul 2 2021

A mixed-use development directly adjacent to the Berryessa BART station in San Jose that proposes to create 3,450 residential units and up to 3.4 m...

Litigation Abuse Under CEQA Delays Yet Another Affordable Housing Project

Jul 2 2021

After an exhaustive review process with multiple public hearings and countless hours of community outreach and input, the Livermore City Council un...

Google’s Bold San Jose Mixed-Use Transit Village Clears Key Hurdle

Apr 30 2021

Google’s bold plans for creating a mixed-use transit village west of downtown San Jose took a big step forward this week when the San Jose Planni...

California Housing Permits Badly Lag Competitor States

Apr 9 2021

California continues to struggle to permit housing at the level necessary due to a lack of land zoned at the appropriate density, a process that is...

Help Create Real Estate Career Opportunities for Bay Area Youth

Apr 9 2021

The Bay Area Council continues to work closely with Project Destined, a paid virtual internship in real estate for youth of color, to promote its m...

Council Endorses 1,729 Homes in Menlo Park

Mar 19 2021

This week the Bay Area Council Housing Endorsement Committee voted to endorse Willow Village in Menlo Park, an ambitious cutting-edge mixed-use pro...

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