By J.K. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, August 5, 2020. From San Bruno to Castro Valley to Lafayette, major Bay Area housing approvals have been compelled by SB 35 and SB 330.
Bay Area cities reluctantly approve housing in face of state laws Read More »
J.K. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, August 5, 2020. After a general plan change, Sausalito residents argue whether to expand light industry or allow some senior or affordable housing.
Sausalito confronts historic inequities, considers affordable housing on its waterfront Read More »
By Dorothy Walker, Streetsblog USA, August 3, 2020. Dorothy Walker, founding president of APA, says cities’ local land-use decisions are “ripe for transformation” to lower barriers to housing for the “disadvantaged, disenfranchised, and the community at large.”
Opinion: We must plan racial justice in our cities Read More »
William Fulton, CP&DR, August 2, 2020. The Department of Housing and Community Development has released a draft of updated guidelines for implementing SB 35 locally.
Revised SB 35 Guidelines near completion Read More »
By Kyle Edwards, Native News Online, July 29, 2020. The Esselen tribe plans to use the land to revitalize, and educate the public about, its culture, traditional ceremonies, and history.
After 250 Years, Tribe regains Big Sur ancestral lands Read More »
By Nazy Javid, KRCR News, July 29, 2020. The grants support free fares to populations that include low-income residents, youth and college students.
Caltrans’ Low Carbon Transit Operations grants go to three North Coast jurisdictions Read More »
The deceased in 1999. Bay Area planners may remember him as the planning director in Novato and the community development director in Vallejo.
In memoriam, Brian Mattson, 84 Read More »
By Noah Friedman, August 18, 2020. Vibrancy is a reasonable proxy for a city’s general health and well-being. Essential to our cities’ future is an understanding of what makes the places where we come together vibrant.
Key characteristics of vibrant places Read More »
By Andrea Ouse, AICP, August 17, 2020. Planners are often the agents driving the changes voiced by our communities. We have a moral and ethical imperative to acknowledge and address systemic racism in the communities we serve.
Inflection point: What we do when significant change occurs Read More »
