02 Aug 2023 News Why Did Sunnyvale’s Housing Element Get Rejected?Housing elements are no longer just a paper exercise. The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has made… Housing Action Coalition
02 Aug 2023 Executive Director Updates, News, Regional Updates, Transportation On the Path to Financial FeasibilityIn the past few months, one of the challenges HAC has been working to address is financial feasibility. If you’re… Housing Action Coalition
17 Jul 2023 News HAC Member UCSF Poised to Unveil “Transformative” SF Student HousingIn California, students are one of the demographics most affected by the state’s housing shortage and affordability crisis. This is… Miles Johnson
05 Jul 2023 News Regulatory Committee | Pirros + Vince RochaAri Baranian, CEO of Pirros, joined the committee to discuss his company's efforts to design a Detail Management System for… Housing Action Coalition
05 Jul 2023 News Regulatory Committee | Bay Area Housing Finance Authority + Capital College Career AcademyKate Hartley joined the HAC Regulatory Committee to discuss the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority’s (BAHFA) projects, progress and future… Housing Action Coalition
05 Jul 2023 Executive Director Updates, News, Regional Updates, Transportation Investing in the Future of Public TransitThe past couple of years have been rough for public transit in the Bay Area. With the pandemic decimating ridership,… Housing Action Coalition
Spring Symposium 2023 02 Jun 2023 Events, News, Success Spotlights Spring Symposium 2023: The MovieWith the theme of Innovation in Housing, our 17th Annual Spring Symposium featured conversations with housing experts from the public,… Housing Action Coalition
01 Jun 2023 News Regulatory Committee Recap | BART Land Use and Campbell’s Pro-Housing SuccessOn May 31st, Carli Paine, BART’s TOD Manager, presented on BART’s land use plans, including updates on a variety of… Housing Action Coalition
26 May 2023 News Regulatory Committee Recap | Rachael Tanner and Mark LoperOn May 10th the Committee was joined by San Francisco Planning Commission President Rachael Tanner, who provided insights into housing… Housing Action Coalition
05 May 2023 News Why HAC supports Berkeley’s efforts to invest in construction workersOn Tuesday, May 2, The Berkeley City Council passed a first-of-its-kind – called, Helping Achieve Responsible Development with Healthcare and… Housing Action Coalition
02 May 2023 Affordable Housing, News, Planning Commission, San Francisco, Success Spotlights The 469 Stevenson SagaThe San Francisco Planning Commission just helped to right a major wrong. On April 20th, the proposed housing project at… Housing Action Coalition
02 May 2023 News A Quarterly Review from HACWith pro-housing momentum building at the state and local levels, 2023 has been an incredibly busy year so far at… Housing Action Coalition
02 May 2023 News Regulatory Committee Recap | Santa Clara Housing Authority and UC Berkeley’s Terner CenterOn March 26, HAC’s Regulatory Committee welcomed Preston Prince, the Executive Director of the Santa Clara Housing Authority and Muhammad… Housing Action Coalition
02 May 2023 News David Baker Architect’s New Book: 9 Ways to Make Housing for PeopleHAC’s Regulatory Committee was joined by Daniel Simons, HAC Board Member and Principal at David Baker Architects (DBA) where he… Housing Action Coalition
13 Apr 2023 Posted in Affordable Housing, News, San Francisco, Success Spotlights 730 Stanyan Set to Break Ground!Five years after the city of San Francisco acquired the site on the corner of Haight and Stanyan, the largest… Housing Action Coalition
12 Apr 2023 News 3 Key HAC Bills Pass Assembly Housing CommitteeExciting news from Sacramento! Today three HAC-sponsored bills successfully passed out of the California State Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee and… Housing Action Coalition
02 Mar 2023 News The Two-Year Odyssey of 2550 IrvingAt nearly 10pm on February 22, after two separate four-hour hearings, the San Francisco Board of Appeals finally decided to… Housing Action Coalition
22 Feb 2023 News Homeless Supportive Housing Proposal in JeopardyOn any given night in San Francisco, there are over 4,000 people living on the street, unsheltered. There aren’t enough… Housing Action Coalition
13 Feb 2023 News Holding NIMBY Cities AccountableIn the housing world, the word of the year for 2023 is accountability. For far too long, NIMBY cities have… Housing Action Coalition
17 Oct 2022 East Bay, Elections, News, Regional Updates, San Francisco, South Bay / Peninsula HAC 2022 Candidate EndorsementsTo create pro-housing change we need bold pro-housing leaders who are committed to solving our state's severe housing shortage, affordability,… Housing Action Coalition
12 Oct 2022 East Bay, Elections, Legislation, News, Regional Updates, San Francisco, South Bay / Peninsula November Ballot Measure EndorsementsTo alleviate our severe housing shortage, displacement, and affordability crisis it's essential to enact new policies that make it faster… Eric Tuvel
08 Sep 2022 News Why AB 2234 is an important antidote to home builders’ headachesAmong the myriad obstacles facing California home builders one of the most frustrating is the long and arduous process to… Housing Action Coalition
30 Aug 2022 News AB 2234 Passes out of California Legislature, expected on the Governor’s DeskSACRAMENTO, CA (August 30, 2022) — The California Legislature recently approved a critical bill designed to speed up California's lagging… Housing Action Coalition
29 Jul 2022 Legislation, San Francisco Telling Housing Fact from FictionAs San Francisco’s housing crisis has grown progressively worse, so too has our city’s discourse around housing. Having spent the… Corey Smith
14 Jul 2022 News A Closer Look: The Oakland Approval and Environmental Cleanup ProcessIn Oakland, the housing approval process is both complex and inaccessible. While residents are often interested in the new housing projects… Housing Action Coalition