At its meeting on Oct. 3, 2018, BIA|Bay Area's East Bay Regional Policy Committee will review the candidates and issues on the upcoming ballot in Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano counties and make final recommendations for financial support and endorsements to the Build Jobs PAC. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at KB Home's Training Room on the first floor, Bishop Ranch 8, 5000 Executive Parkway in San Ramon. The event is free to attend but registration is required due to limited space. Click HERE  to for more event details and to register online. BIA members only, please. To request a copy of the full candidate list and the link to the candidates' completed questionnaires prior to the meeting, please email lvorderbrueggen@biabayarea.org or call her at 925-348-1956.

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) will host forums in October throughout the state to introduce and take comments on draft guidelines for the new streamlined ministerial development approval process mandated under Senate Bill 35. HCD policy leaders have expressed a strong interest in hearing from members of the development industry. All interested parties are invited to attend one of the open house forums, participate in a webinar or submit written comments by Oct. 30, 2018, via email to CAHP@hcd.ca.gov .  Full Story

Union City planning staff have announced plans to update the city's affordable housing ordinance and hold a public hearing on the proposed changes on Oct. 9, 2018. The plan includes amending the optional in-lieu provisions, altering the alternative compliance options, removing the exemption for a single-unit project, exempting accessory dwelling units and establishing an affordable housing impact fee on the replacement or reconstruction of any single-family unit. Full Story