They want a say in what is built in their towns.
Small cities around the Bay Area are challenging a regional plan to fix the housing problem. They say they will lose control over what gets built within their borders. Others are worried they will be forced to pay for programs they don’t want.
Officials are gearing up for a long fight over the “CASA Compact”. It’s a set of 10 emergency housing policies that could force Bay Area cities to impose rent control, allow taller buildings, welcome in-law units and pay to fund those changes.
The plan comes from a group of residents known as “The Committee to House the Bay Area.” For instance, many are elected officials from the region’s largest cities, transportation agencies, and housing developers
So far, Bay Area legislators have introduced 13 bills to implement the proposed changes.
However, officials in smaller Bay Area cities say they should be invited to talk, and have their interests heard.
Show Prep Source: https://mtc.ca.gov/sites/default/files/CASA_Compact.pdf
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