Affordable housing

Affordable housing

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February Forum Jumpstarts Conversation on Housing Policy
Top Stories
Friday, February 26, 2016

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?

Calling Bay Area High School Students: Apply for the 2016 MTC Summer High School Internships
News Release
Monday, February 8, 2016

OAKLAND, CA — The annual High School Internship Program, sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), is now accepting applications for paid summer internships with transportation

Calling the Bay Area Home: Tackling the Affordable Housing and Displacement Challenge
Top Stories
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Bay Area housing and transportation policymakers, city planners, community and business leaders, housing developers and advocates are invited to attend a half-day event for a timely and important d

Bay Area Affordable Housing Projects Receive Boost From Cap-and-Trade Grants
Top Stories
Friday, December 18, 2015

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.

Bay Area Forum on the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program
Top Stories
Monday, July 13, 2015

The Strategic Growth Council recently announced awards for the first round of the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program, which is funded through Cap and Trade auction proceeds.

777 New Units of Low-Income Housing to Be Built
News Release
Wednesday, July 1, 2015

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

Calling the Bay Area Home: Preliminary Agenda
Program for Web and Print_feb16-2016.pdf (364.49 KB)
Housing Forum Flyer
Housing Forum Flyer.pdf (487.05 KB)
Housing Forum Program
PBA_HousingForum_CenterfoldProgam_16021 1pm.pdf (1.92 MB)
Housing Forum Speakers Bios
PBA_HousingForum_SpeakersBio_160219.pdf (374.58 KB)

Media

Setting the stage: Real People, Real Stories
Video
Saturday, February 20, 2016

Housing affordability and displacement are problems in cities all over the United States, and perhaps more so here in the Bay Area than anywhere else.

Fred Blackwell, CEO of The San Francisco Foundation
Calling the Bay Area Home: Tackling the Affordable Housing and Displacement Challenge
Photo Gallery
Saturday, February 20, 2016

Bay Area housing and transportation policymakers, city planners, community and business leaders, housing developers and advocates attended a half-day event for a timely and important dialogue on th

Housing Forum: Opening Panel
Video
Saturday, February 20, 2016

The Bay Area is failing to retain and grow middle-wage jobs that can provide economic opportunities to low-wage workers.

Housing Forum: Opening Remarks
Video
Saturday, February 20, 2016

A lack of affordable housing in the Bay Area is causing displacement. What does that mean?

Housing Forum: Reports from Group Discussions
Video
Saturday, February 20, 2016