RHNA Reform Comments
California State Budget Reduces Barriers to Housing Production and Extends Deadline for Regional Early Action Planning (REAP 2.0) Program
Earlier this week, the governor signed the 2025-2026 state budget, which includes a suite of reforms to reduce barriers to housing production.
Connect SoCal 2024 Implementation Update: Sustainable Communities Strategy Accepted
On May 7, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) informed SCAG that it had accepted SCAG’s determination that the Connect SoCal 2024 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) meets CARB’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets.
General Assembly Elects 2025-26 Board Officers
The General Assembly voted to approve the nominations for the SCAG 2025-26 Regional Council officers as recommended by the Regional Council: Hon. Cindy Allen (City of Long Beach) will serve as 2025-26 Regional Council president; Hon. Ray Marquez (City of Chino Hills) will serve as Regional Council first vice president; and Hon. Jenny Crosswhite (City of Santa Paula) will serve as Regional Council second vice president. Leadership also recognized Hon.
Surface Transportation Block Grant and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program Call for Project Nominations Now Open
The federal fiscal year 2026-27 and federal fiscal year 2027-28 Surface Transportation Block Grant program (STBG) and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program (CMAQ) SCAG online application opened for all eligible applicants on March 31. This application will be available through May 16 at 5 p.m.
Surface Transportation Block Grant and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program Guidelines Now Available
On March 6, the SCAG Regional Council approved the federal fiscal year 2026-27 and federal fiscal year 2027-28 Surface Transportation Block Grant program (STBG) and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program (CMAQ) Program Guidelines.
| Title | Date | Category | Available Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Alhambra 062823 | 06/28/2023 | Comment | |
| OCTA 060123 | 06/01/2023 | Comment | |
| City of Rancho Palos Verdes 081622 | 08/16/2022 | Comment | |
| Krause Mary Ann 081322 Redacted | 08/13/2022 | Comment | |
| Wheaton Linda 081322 Redacted | 08/13/2022 | Comment | |
| City of Huntington Beach 081222 | 08/12/2022 | Comment | |
| City of Oxnard 081222 | 08/12/2022 | Comment | |
| County of Ventura 081222 | 08/12/2022 | Comment | |
| City of Beverly Hills 081122 | 08/11/2022 | Comment | |
| City of Chino 081122 | 08/11/2022 | Comment | |
| Public Law Center 081122 | 08/11/2022 | Comment | |
| City of Los Angeles 081022 | 08/10/2022 | Comment | |
| City of Yucaipa 081022 | 08/10/2022 | Comment | |
| City of Redondo Beach 080922 | 08/09/2022 | Comment | |
| VCOG 080522 | 08/05/2022 | Comment | |
| WRCOG 080122 | 08/01/2022 | Comment | |
| Fernandes Valerie 071822 Redacted | 07/18/2022 | Comment | |
| Garuti Roberto 071222 Redacted | 07/12/2022 | Comment | |
| Blagden Stephen 071122 Redacted | 07/11/2022 | Comment | |
| City of Gardena 071122 | 07/11/2022 | Comment | |
| Barnes Michael 071022 Redacted | 07/10/2022 | Comment | |
| City of Indian Wells 062822 | 06/28/2022 | Comment | |
| Osborne Holly 061722 Redacted | 06/17/2022 | Comment |