Regional Housing Needs Assessment

Since 1969, the State of California has required each local government to plan for its share of the state’s housing needs for people of all income levels. Through the Regional Housing Needs Allocation

Any local jurisdiction within the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) region may file an appeal to modify its Draft Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Allocation or another jurisdiction’s

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is required to review draft Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) methodologies to determine whether a methodology furthers the

This letter from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) provides ABAG its final Regional Housing Need Determination

This letter from the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) includes the full suite of data requested by HCD, including

The purpose of the No Net Loss Law (Government Code Section 65863) is to ensure development opportunities remain available throughout the planning period to accommodate a jurisdiction’s regional

The release of draft Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) allocations initiates the appeals phase, the final step in the RHNA process. Government Code Section 65584.05 allows any jurisdiction or

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) identifies the total number of homes that each region in California must plan for to meet the housing needs of people at all income

As part of Senate Bill No. 743 (SB 743), local jurisdictions were tasked with transitioning from Level of Service (LOS) to Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) policies by July 2020. These vehicle reduction

The 2015-2019 Bay Area Permit Activity Report shows the number of new housing units for which Bay Area jurisdictions issued permits in calendar years 2015 through 2019. It was compiled by staff from