By J.K. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, May 28, 2021. Mayor London Breed said the nine projects represent a ‘central pillar’ of the city’s post-Covid recovery.
SF is about to see a wave of affordable housing projects bring 900 homes to the city Read More »
By Maggie Angst, Mercury News, May 26, 2021. The monumental project marks the largest economic development deal ever made in San Jose.
San Jose approves Google’s downtown village and campus in historic vote Read More »
From Office of Planning and Research, May 24, 2021. OPR’s survey reveals the impacts of COVID-19 on city and county planning departments and actions taken on a range of current challenges.
2020 annual statewide planning survey results released Read More »
By J.K. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, May 21, 2021. The legislation requires 15 percent of new housing units be affordable to low-income families and that the projects be built with union labor.
SB 7 could speed up housing, but it’s unclear how much it will help Read More »
By Taylor Moore, Planning Magazine, Spring 2021. This roundup selects just three of the 12 described in the article.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who’ve shaped our cities Read More »
By Nico Savidge, Mercury News, May 11, 2021. One of the Bay Area’s least-used freeways could become a tree-lined boulevard with new parks, housing and other development.
By Leonardo Castañeda, Mercury News, May 7, 2021. The population loss was felt strongly in the Bay Area, where Contra Costa was the only county to gain residents.
California’s population declined for the first time, and only one Bay Area county grew Read More »
By Adrian Rodriguez, Marin Independent Journal, May 7, 2021. Repaving, extending sidewalks, and a new bike lane are part of the plan.
San Rafael council approves downtown corridor overhaul Read More »
By Austin Walsh, Daily Journal, May 3, 2021. City Council considered raising commercial linkage fees to purchase land for affordable housing development and further negotiations on some large projects.
South City scopes affordable housing options Read More »
By Lisa Song and James Temple, ProPublica, April 29, 2021. A new analysis identifies serious flaws in the methodology used by the state Air Resources Board to assign carbon offset value to forests.
Redwood Coast forests may be involved in justifying higher CO2 emissions Read More »
