The Bay Area Council has long advocated for a strong regional approach to addressing our housing crisis, including supporting legislation that created the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA). In this guest item highlighted in the council's Weekly Flash newsletter, Metropolitan Transportation Commission Chair Alfredo Pedroza and Association of Bay Area Governments Chair Jesse Arreguin outline the purpose and objectives for BAHFA. Read More

The Bay Link would like to hear from blog readers via a survey on how they access this site, what type of device they use to read it and what their favorite subjects are. Read More

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) wants to hear about transportation gaps faced by Bay Area residents. Read More

The California Transportation Commission has allocated $578 million for projects to repair and improve transportation infrastructure throughout the state. Read More

BayREN’s Business Plan submitted in early March to the California Public Utilities Commission, reflects an ambition to achieve California’s climate and energy goals while enabling an urgent evolution of the organization, resources, and programs to integrate equity more intentionally. Read More

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) announced Tuesday new underwriting guidelines for its four-year-old Bay Area Preservation Pilot loan fund, which is designed to help nonprofit housing developers and community land trusts finance the acquisition and preservation of existing multifamily properties that are affordable for lower- and moderate-income renters and located in areas with high-frequency transit service. Read More