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A key cause of California’s high housing costs is its decentralized and fragmented housing governance system. Multiple state and regional agencies, offices, departments, and systems are responsible for planning and funding housing. Add hundreds of cities, each with its own authority to zone for housing, and the complexity becomes dizzying. A new ���ϴ�����report makes 11 recommendations to set California and the Bay Area on the path to produce the housing we need.

���ϴ�����joins a coalition of affordable housing advocates responding to the Governor’s budget proposal that includes deep cuts to housing funding programs that will negatively impact tens of thousands of families and make it impossible for our region to meet its housing goals.

Since launching work at the state level three years ago, ���ϴ�����has found that passing California-wide legislation can be the key to breaking gridlock on some of the Bay Area’s toughest issues.

Why does San Francisco have a housing shortage? In part because getting homes built means navigating a maze of strict, confusing, and often conflicting rules. Mayor Breed may be about to change all that.

A San Francisco native shares his hopes for the Bay Area, from downtowns to the region as a whole.

���ϴ�����asked community leaders in San Francisco, San José, and Oakland the question: “What would it look like if cities were to get downtown right?” We invited them to picture a future in which today’s ideas and policy proposals for downtown revitalization are put into place ... and they work.

On behalf of ���ϴ�����and Nourish California, we respectfully request that the 2024-2025 budget include an additional, one-time allocation of $21 million from the General Fund to sustain the CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable Supplemental Benefits program. If additional funding is not provided in the FY 24-25 budget, the program will run out of funds this summer and tens of thousands of Californians across the state will have less money to put food on their tables.

���ϴ�����resubmitted its recent letter regarding a potential regional transportation measure to the full MTC Commission.

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is working with the State Legislature to develop input on enabling legislation for a potential regional transportation measure that could go to the ballot in 2026. ���ϴ�����has been following this process closely and provided input to MTC's Legislation Committee at their December 8th meeting.

The concept of the “15-minute neighborhood,” where residents can access essential, everyday services just a short walk or bike ride from home, has gained currency in recent years. San José’s plan to grow by building dense, mixed-use “urban villages” could guide the kind of development that would create 15-minute neighborhoods. ���ϴ�����suggests that San José could use the 15-minute framework to implement its urban village plan. We recommend six strategies to enable the creation of these more complete, connected, and equitable communities.

���ϴ�����advocates against a proposed San Francisco charter amendment that would require the mayor to approve certain aspects of SFMTA's budget.

San Francisco Transit Riders Union, ���ϴ�����and other groups jointly oppose a proposed San Francisco charter amendment that would require the mayor to approve certain aspects of SFMTA's budget.

���ϴ�����and Seamless Bay Area provide joint comments to the MTC Legislative Committee regarding the development of authorizing legislation for a potential regional transportation measure.

A new ���ϴ�����research paper digs into the housing market’s failure to meet the needs of middle-income households. Using a national survey and three case studies of middle-income housing production programs, the paper reveals that the need for middle-income housing is growing, and it's felt nationwide — not just in expensive coastal cities. California can look to innovative programs across the country as models for how to address the state’s housing challenges

���ϴ�����and a coalition of advocacy groups urge the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to proceed with distribution $745 million in state and regional funding to support transit operations.