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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 ...

Council Cheers Passage of Major Housing (CEQA) Reform Legislation

Sep 15 2023

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

Housing Streamlining Bill Gets a Big Win

Sep 8 2023

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

Research Reveals Power of Bay Area Council’s Groundbreaking ADU Reforms

Sep 1 2023

New research shows the benefits of the Bay Area Council’s landmark accessory dwelling unit (ADUs) reforms and that those benefits may be even bro...

Great Day in the Legislature for Council’s Housing Reform Efforts