The 2019 California legislative cycle is in full swing, and MTC has taken positions on a number of bills that could substantially affect the Bay Area housing landscape if passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Newsom this year.
Housing Development
Housing Development
News and Stories
Protection, Production & Preservation: MTC Takes Action on Housing Bills
High-Profile CASA Initiative Tackles Region’s Housing Crisis Head On
CASA brings together 46 leaders from across the Bay Area to build an actionable political consensus around increasing housing production at all levels of affordability, preserving existing affordable housing, and protecting vulnerable populations from housing instability and displacement.
February Forum Jumpstarts Conversation on Housing Policy
How do you begin to talk about housing affordability in a region with increasing wealth as well as areas of intractable poverty and skyrocketing costs of living?
Bay Area Affordable Housing Projects Receive Boost From Cap-and-Trade Grants
The California Strategic Growth Council yesterday awarded $17.5 million in state Cap-and-Trade funds to four affordable, transit-oriented housing projects in the San Francisco Bay Area.
777 New Units of Low-Income Housing to Be Built
OAKLAND, CA — Local transportation and planning officials are applauding yesterday’s action by California’s Strategic Growth Council to award over $47 million in state Cap-and-Trade funds to 11 aff
Documents
Letter of Interest: Regional Early Action Program (REAP) and Priority Development Area (PDA) Planning & Technical Assistance Applicant Guide
MTC Resolution 4348 Revised (October 2018)
MTC-ABAG Housing Legislative Working Group Bill Positions Presentation May 2019.pdf
CASA Compact
CASA Compact
Media
Housing Forum: Perspectives From Outside the Region
Bay Area housing issues are viewed in a wider context.