Metropolitan Transportation Commission
San Jose Task Force Debates Adding Up to 60,000 Housing Units to General Plan Amid District Equity Concerns
Planning Commission members challenge transit-oriented development focus as city faces capacity shortfall with only 18,000 units remaining in General Plan 2040 San Jose’s...
San Francisco’s “Family Zoning” Plan Passes Board of Supervisors in Contentious 7-4 Vote
Mayor Lurie’s signature housing initiative clears final hurdle despite deep divisions over displacement and rent control protections San Francisco’s most ambitious residential rezoning...
Bay Area Cities Turn to Creative Financing as Infrastructure Needs Mount
Regional municipalities showcase new strategies to fund development amid decades of tax restrictions California’s cities are getting creative. With property tax limits imposed...
Silicon Valley’s Capital Confronts a Planning Paradox: How San Jose Is Rethinking Growth After Years of Housing Shortfalls
The nation’s tenth-largest city launches an ambitious review of its development blueprint, wrestling with affordability, density, and the consequences of decisions made decades...
Campbell Launches Hamilton Avenue Public Improvement Plan for Transit-Oriented Development
The City of Campbell has officially initiated a comprehensive transformation of its Hamilton Avenue corridor, unveiling a $400,000 public improvement plan designed to...
Peninsula’s Grand Boulevard Initiative Seeks to Balance Housing Growth with Retail Protection Along El Camino Real
Multi-city effort receives new funding to transform 43-mile Peninsula corridor while addressing business community concerns A nearly two-decade effort to reimagine one of...
End of an Era: Berkeley Flea Market Closes After Five Decades of Community Culture
After 50 years as a South Berkeley institution, the Berkeley Flea Market shuttered permanently on Saturday, June 28, marking the end of a...
Bay Area Employers Increasingly Mandate Office Returns as Hybrid Work Stabilizes at Three Days
Four-year survey reveals dramatic shift from full remote work to structured return-to-office policies Bay Area employers are solidifying their return-to-office strategies with increasing...
Bay Area Housing Finance Authority Breaks Ground on 97-Unit Affordable Housing Project for Seniors in Oakland
BAHFA Delivers Critical Funding with First Priority Sites Loan SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17, 2024 – Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) leaders today joined the East Bay...
New Research Finds Bay Area Needs $7.6B To ‘Unlock’ 40,000 Affordable Homes in Predevelopment Pipeline
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8, 2024 — Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) and the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) today released the Bay Area...
California’s Billionaire-Funded City Embraces Regional Transit Ideas After Backlash, Question Remains If They Can Deliver
In a pivot responding to public outcry, the billionaire-backed urban development project California Forever has committed to integrating a regional rail connection into...
Bay Area Council Employer Survey: After Nine Months of Data, Return to Work Plans Still Uncertain
San Francisco—New data gathered from Bay Area employers in mid-December showed that the majority of employers had yet to further meaningfully delay reopening plans...
