Bay Area New Housing Does Not Keep Pace with Job Growth

According to Todd Williams, partner at Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP, who is also the chair of the firm’s Land Use Practice Group, the biggest obstacle to new housing being built near transit hubs is the CEQA. (1) The CEQA is the California Environmental Quality Act, a California statute passed in 1970. Many pro-development advocates have charged that the CEQA statute has caused the housing sprawl away from employment centers, resulting in long commutes, more pollution and sky-rocketing real estate prices in places like San Francisco, Oakland/Berkeley, the Peninsula and the South Bay.

Williams goes on to say that development opponents use the statute to create roadblocks in development projects in these areas by negotiating for more money and other concessions, and even prevent housing projects completely, in areas that can support them and don’t result in significant environmental impact, and would result in much shorter commutes for employees.

This leads to a big issue for employers and business owners, which is quality of life in the Bay Area. According to a recent poll by the Bay Area Council , more than a third of Bay Area residents said they are planning on leaving the region. In order to keep they Bay Area a desirable place to live, work and raise a family, Willliams suggests a 21 County mega-region may be a good idea in theory, but could also create a lot of stumbling blocks. Some cities fear loss of local control and that the needs of smaller local communities would not be addressed by such a solution.

About Anian Tunney

Anian Tunney is an agent broker with The Grubb Company. According to statistics collected by East Bay Regional Data, Inc., she was the 2014 number one real estate agent in Piedmont, CA for the number of units sold and sales volume. In 2014 she was The Grubb Company company-wide top producer. Additionally, Tunney has been number 1 in yearly real estate sales for The Grubb Company’s Piedmont office for the last 8 years. Anian was also ranked 129th in the Nation by REAL Trends the Thousand in July 2015. She is known for her knowledge, experience, and network in the Piedmont community; qualities which are invaluable for finding that special home or buyers for her clients.

A fifth generation Piedmont resident, Tunney has been with the Grubb Company for over 30 years. She raised her family of four in Piedmont and is active in community projects such as the Piedmont Beautification Foundation, the East Bay Museum Auxiliary, and the Piedmont school district. Her grandmother, Amy Sutton, was a real estate agent, and now Anian works with her daughter Adrienne Krumins, making Piedmont Realty truly a family vocation. Tunney negotiates with grace and clarity of purpose. She can be contacted at 510-339-0400 ext 217, and at tunney(at)grubbco(dot)com. Her website is aniantunney.com.

Contact Information

Anian Tunney, Piedmont CA real estate agent broker associate
The Grubb Company Real Estate Brokers
Oakland, CA 94611
510-339-0400 ext 217
tunney(at)grubbco(dot)com
aniantunney.com
aniantunney.com/blog

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