News & Insights

11 Sep
New Research: The Financial Impacts of Construction Defect Liability on Housing Development
Jason Moody and Thomas Gonzales

EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody presented on the post-pandemic prospects for Bay Area Downtowns at that Bay Area Planning Directors Fall meeting held at the Bay Area Metro Center on November 18...Read More

New Research: The Financial Impacts of Construction Defect Liability on Housing Development
Jason Moody and Thomas Gonzales
Sep 12, 2025

EPS recently partnered with the Terner Center for Housing Innovation and SPUR on a new study examining how California’s construction defect liability laws affect condominium development.

5 Sep
EPS Selected to Lead Emeryville’s Inclusionary Housing and Impact Fee Update

EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody presented on the post-pandemic prospects for Bay Area Downtowns at that Bay Area Planning Directors Fall meeting held at the Bay Area Metro Center on November 18...Read More

Emeryville, CA
EPS Selected to Lead Emeryville’s Inclusionary Housing and Impact Fee Update
Sep 4, 2025

EPS is pleased to announce that the City of Emeryville selected our team to prepare an Inclusionary Housing Policy and Development Impact Fee Update Study.

15 Aug
EPS Volunteers with the American River Parkway Foundation to Protect Sacramento’s "Urban Jewel"

EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody presented on the post-pandemic prospects for Bay Area Downtowns at that Bay Area Planning Directors Fall meeting held at the Bay Area Metro Center on November 18...Read More

Sacramento, CA
EPS Volunteers with the American River Parkway Foundation to Protect Sacramento’s "Urban Jewel"
Aug 13, 2025

EPS’s Sacramento office recently had the opportunity to volunteer with the American River Parkway Foundation, the only nonprofit dedicated to the active conservation of all 23 miles of the American River Parkway—Sacramento’s "Urban Jewel."

7 Aug
EPS Interns Deliver Standout Golden Gate Fields Charrette Presentation

EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody presented on the post-pandemic prospects for Bay Area Downtowns at that Bay Area Planning Directors Fall meeting held at the Bay Area Metro Center on November 18...Read More

Berkeley, CA
EPS Interns Deliver Standout Golden Gate Fields Charrette Presentation
Aug 4, 2025

Congratulations to our incredible EPS intern team, (Samantha Lee, Jaime Guerrero, and Evelyn Amekudzi) on a standout “charrette” presentation!

24 Jul
EPS Helps BART Advance Transformative Mixed-Income Development at Ashby Station

EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody presented on the post-pandemic prospects for Bay Area Downtowns at that Bay Area Planning Directors Fall meeting held at the Bay Area Metro Center on November 18...Read More

Berkeley, CA
EPS Helps BART Advance Transformative Mixed-Income Development at Ashby Station
Jul 23, 2025

We are thrilled to share that EPS has successfully supported BART in the developer solicitation and selection process for the Ashby BART Station, a transformative transit-oriented development that will deliver over 600 new homes, including 50% affordable units, on a 4.4-acre site in South Berkeley.

17 Jul
EPS at the 2025 APA LA Awards Gala

EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody presented on the post-pandemic prospects for Bay Area Downtowns at that Bay Area Planning Directors Fall meeting held at the Bay Area Metro Center on November 18...Read More

Los Angeles, CA
EPS at the 2025 APA LA Awards Gala
Jul 14, 2025

EPS is proud to support the 2025 APA Los Angeles Awards Gala! Our team was honored to be part of an inspiring evening celebrating innovative planning across the region.

3 Jul
EPS Welcomes EEPIC Interns for a Hands-On Planning Experience

EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody presented on the post-pandemic prospects for Bay Area Downtowns at that Bay Area Planning Directors Fall meeting held at the Bay Area Metro Center on November 18...Read More

EPS Welcomes EEPIC Interns for a Hands-On Planning Experience
Jul 1, 2025

EPS is thrilled to welcome three exceptional interns this summer through the Environmental, Engineering, and Planning Internship and Charrette (EEPIC) program! EPS is proud to participate alongside fellow planning and environmental consulting firms—including Ascent, ESA, Dudek, Placeworks, Rincon, and Fehr & Peers. We’re especially grateful to Ascent for their leadership in coordinating the EEPIC program.

26 Jun
EPS Kicks Off Temecula’s General Plan Update
Andrew Williams

EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody presented on the post-pandemic prospects for Bay Area Downtowns at that Bay Area Planning Directors Fall meeting held at the Bay Area Metro Center on November 18...Read More

Temecula, CA
EPS Kicks Off Temecula’s General Plan Update
Andrew Williams
Jun 23, 2025

EPS recently joined a multi-disciplinary consultant team led by De Novo Planning Group to kick off the City of Temecula’s General Plan Update, a planning process that will provide a blueprint for the City’s growth over the next 20 plus years.

6 Jun
EPS Analysis Informs City of Sebastopol Approval of Hotel Project
Jason Moody

EPS Managing Principal Jason Moody presented on the post-pandemic prospects for Bay Area Downtowns at that Bay Area Planning Directors Fall meeting held at the Bay Area Metro Center on November 18...Read More

Sabastopol, CA
EPS Analysis Informs City of Sebastopol Approval of Hotel Project
Jason Moody
May 28, 2025

An EPS fiscal impact analysis was a key factor in the Sebastopol City Council’s recent approval of an 83-room boutique hotel project planned adjacent to the popular Barlow Market.

Sacramento
Railyards Specific Plan
Los Angeles County, Mountain View, and El Segundo, CA
California Residential Displacement Mitigation Studies