Dec 26, 2025 | Housing, Legislation, Opinion
By MARIN IJ EDITORIAL BOARD
December 25, 2025
Bay Area planners seem to have a problem with Marin. We don’t look like the South Bay. They think Marin has plenty of room to grow – out and up. The state’s undermining of local control over land-use decisions and ambitious quotas for approving construction of new housing has set the stage for the new round of Bay Area regional planning. It’s not surprising that Marin leaders don’t share the same vision as those from other Bay Area counties.
Dec 26, 2025 | Uncategorized, Housing, Opinion
By JENNIFER SILVA
December 25, 2025
There is a growing awareness that the housing crisis impacts us all. Our workforce cannot afford to live here. Employers struggle to hire staff. Schools face challenges retaining young teachers. Our children overwhelmingly leave Marin when they finish their schooling. Older residents seeking to downsize have few options. Traffic worsens as more of our workforce commutes from outside of Marin.The numbers tell the story plainly: There is no reasonable housing available in Marin for households earning less than $65,000 per year.
Dec 26, 2025 | Housing, Opinion, Politics
By DAN WALTERS
December 20, 2025
When Gavin Newsom was running for governor he made many promises, one of which was to ramp up housing production, which had been in the doldrums for a decade.
Describing housing as “a fundamental human need,” Newsom said the shortage “breaks my heart” and promised that as governor he would lead the effort to develop “the 3.5 million new housing units we need by 2025, because our solutions must be as bold as the problem is big.” The goal was impossible on its face, and he later backed away from it, terming it “aspirational” rather than achievable.
Dec 13, 2025 | Housing, Legislation, Opinion
By Gaeton Lion
December 13, 2025
In the article published Dec. 2 with the headline “Marin benefits, spending outlined in regional plan,” Metropolitan Transportation Commission planner Adam Noelting touts the benefits of Plan Bay Area 2050+. However, based on my calculations, the plan appears to rest on implausible forecasts. MTC seemingly assumes the Bay Area will grow nearly 10 times faster than the rest of California despite historically growing slower than the state.
Dec 13, 2025 | Housing, Legislation, Transportation
By ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ
December 13, 2025
Marin County leaders are challenging the assumptions used to shape a regional plan that aims to guide housing affordability, transportation and climate resilience over the next 25 years. Specifically, Marin officials said population and job growth projections in the draft Plan Bay Area 2050+ appear to be inflated, skewing proposals in the plan and their outcomes. Additionally, the potential effects identified in the draft environmental impact report are concerning, officials said.
Dec 11, 2025 | Housing, Litigation
By Bob Egelko
Dec 11, 2025
In a long-running battle between the state and local governments over housing, the California Supreme Court required Huntington Beach on Wednesday to approve plans for residences that low-income people could afford in the Orange County community.
Officials in the conservative-led city of 193,000 have argued that local governments, and not the state, should decide the amount and types of housing built within their borders.
