SLOCOG serves as a forum for the study and resolution of regional issues and one of the largest issues facing the region is housing. Over the last few decades, SLOCOG’s primary role in housing was the creation of the state-required Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Plan.
Since the passage of AB 101 in 2019, SLOCOG has expanded its role in housing study and funding. Through the Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) grant, SLOCOG distributed $1.4 million housing planning dollars to the local jurisdictions and created the Transportation Efficiency Analysis (TEA).
In 2022, SLOCOG partnered with the County of San Luis Obispo to create the Housing & Infrastructure Regional Framework . The Framework is a planning toolkit collaboratively created by the seven Cities, County of San Luis Obispo, and SLOCOG in response to the region’s growing housing and infrastructure shortage.