News Briefs

The Legislative Analyst’s Office recently released a report, “How Will Aging Baby Boomers Affect Future Property Tax Revenues?” >>read more

In Walkscore's 2017 City and Neighborhood Ranking, a ranking of the most walkable and bikeable neighborhoods and cities in the US, Canada and Australia, San Francisco came out No. 2 with a score of 86.  >>read more

This California Air Resources Board released its Draft Staff Report on the Proposed Update to the Senate Bill 375 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Targets >>read more

 Fifty California cities — out of 292 nationwide -- have joined the effort known as #ClimateMayors >>read more

The San Francisco Bay Area Renters Federation (SFBARF) is suing the City of Berkeley City Council over allegations that the council has repeatedly violated California’s Housing Accountability Act  >>read more

The new draft Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program Guidelines is being revised by the Strategic Growth Council with a few significant changes. >>read more

The Strategic Growth Council Sustainable Communities Planning Grants & Incentives Best Practices Pilot Program awarded $250,000 in Proposition 84 monies to six projects statewide. >>read more

According to a new State Population Report from the Department of Finance, California grew by 0.85 percent or 335,000 people in 2016. >> read more

The American Planning Association announced its 12 National Planning Achievement Awards for 2017 in advance of its national conference in New York City. >>read more

Southern California is facing a major die-off of trees throughout parks, campuses and yards in both urban and rural areas, according to data from the U.S. Forest Service. >>read more

The Association of Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission released draft Plan Bay Area 2040. >>read more

After an intense week of lobbying, largely on the part of Gov. Brown, the state legislature passed a $52 billion transportation plan that will raise gas taxes to fund road projects. >>read more

Gov. Jerry Brown announced a $5.2 billion transportation package that would raise gas taxes and place a sliding charge linked to a vehicle’s value on drivers.  Most of the funds raised would go to pay for state and local road maintenance and repairs, as well as public transit and goods-movement projects. >>read more

Gov. Jerry Brown made appointments to fill three vacant positions on the California Coastal Commission. >>read more