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?
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Calling Bay Area High School Students: Apply for the 2016 MTC Summer High School Internships
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
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
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
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
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
March 2016: Percentage of Households Living Below the Real Cost Measure
Calling the Bay Area Home: Preliminary Agenda
Housing Forum Flyer
Housing Forum Program
Housing Forum Speakers Bios
Media
Setting the stage: Real People, Real Stories
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.
Calling the Bay Area Home: Tackling the Affordable Housing and Displacement Challenge
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
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
A lack of affordable housing in the Bay Area is causing displacement. What does that mean?