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 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 1, 2025 | Transportation, Housing, Legislation
By ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ
December 1, 2025
A draft regional plan is projecting at least a $9.2 billion investment in transportation in Marin over the next 25 years. “Plan Bay Area 2050+ takes a visionary, what-will-it-take approach to address our region’s vexing challenges,” Metropolitan Transportation Commission planner Adam Noelting said at a recent presentation on the blueprint. “And if implemented over the next 25 years, the plan will have a number of benefits.”
Oct 31, 2025 | Housing, Legislation, Litigation
By Emily Hoeven, Opinion Columnist
October 31, 2025
California continues to stay in the news for its swath of lawsuits against President Donald Trump. Attorney General Rob Bonta teed up his 45th suit against the administration this week — this time over SNAP benefits.
Yet one of the juiciest lawsuits of the year involving California has nothing to do with the president — it was filed against the state on Oct. 24. And it has mostly flown under the radar.
Oct 21, 2025 | Housing, Legislation
By Thomas Elias
October 21, 2025
A new law just signed by Newsom will eventually prove far more consequential to the future of California cities. It’s called Senate Bill 79 and will leave many California skylines altered, once it plays out, in the direction of population-dense high-rise buildings. Yes, multi-unit apartment construction is down statewide this year from last year’s figures by about 20%, making 2024 construction look like it may have been on steroids. The drop comes largely because new apartments today typically need $4,000 to $5,000 in monthly rent just to break even.
