Forecasts for the San Francisco Bay Area to the Year 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

        1. Focus on Future Growth: Bay Area 2015

        2. Summary of findings

        3. Glossary

        4. Introduction
                Overview
                Understanding the Projections
                Limitations of the Projections
                Legal Implications of the ABAG Projections

        5. Assumptions
                Demographic Assumptions
                Labor Force Participation Assumptions
                Economic Assumptions Overview
                Transportation Assumptions
                Land Use Assumptions
                Regional Distribution of Land Avaliable for Development
                Residential Land: Supply and Demand
                Land for Employment Uses: Supply and Demand
                Infrastructure Assumptions

        6. Regional Demographic Highlights
                Population and Housing Growth
                Labor Force Availability

        7. Regional Economic Highlights
                Slow Economic Recovery
                Projections of Job Growth in the Bay Area
                High Technology Industry in the Bay Area
                Bay Area Retail Trade: Market Forecasts through 1998
                Looking into the Future in the Bay Area

        8. County Projections Highlights
                Defining the San Francisco Bay Area
                Historical Overview
                Population Growth: Historical and Future
                Historical Overview of Job Growth
                Future Growth in the Bay Region
                Retail Sales Growth
                Household Income Growth
                Labor Force - Job Growth Imbalance
                Subregional Study Areas

        9. Projections Data
                Regional Summary
                Alameda County
                Contra Costa County
                Marin County
                Napa County
                San Francisco County
                Santa Clara County
                San Mateo County
                Solano County
                Sonoma County

        10. Overview of Projections Modeling System