On May 12, 2022, Oakland's draft General Plan Housing Element was published for public review, which outlines the strategies Oakland will execute over the next eight years in order to achieve the city’s housing goals. SPUR submitted a letter with feedback on the Draft Housing Element.

SPUR wrote a letter to California State Senate Housing Committee Chair Weiner recommending a support if amended position on Assembly Bill 1850 (Ward).

The 2022 Statewide Housing Plan estimates that California needs to build 2.5 million units of housing over the next eight years. Yet California averages less than 100,000 new units per year and has never produced more than 20,000 new affordable homes in any year. AB 2011 will do just that. It pairs the ability to build housing by right on underutilized commercial sites with strong labor standards that ensure all construction workers earn prevailing wages and receive health benefits. SPUR and its partners support AB 2011.

SPUR encourages ABAG and MTC to pursue a multi-pronged strategy for public transit, places a $10-20 billion regional housing measure in November of 2024 and supports the staff proposal to move forward with enabling legislation and other foundational work as part of the pathway towards a regional measure for public transit and sustainable transportation.

SPUR and the Greenbelt Alliance commented on the proposed amendments to the Municipal Regional Stormwater National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit.

The proposed transit-oriented communities (TOC) policy is a vital tool for encouraging growth in places that are accessible by great transit, thereby reducing congestion and GHG emissions, while increasing affordability and equity.