News & Insights

8 Jan
EPS Presents Findings on Housing Development Feasibility to San José City Council

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

San Jose, CA
EPS Presents Findings on Housing Development Feasibility to San José City Council
Jan 7, 2026

Speaking at a recent San Jose City Council meeting, EPS Principal Jason Moody presented the results of a detailed study on the feasibility of developing various forms of multifamily housing in targeted neighborhoods.

6 Jan
Laguna Niguel General Plan Update Unanimously Adopted by City Council

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

Laguna Niguel, CA
Laguna Niguel General Plan Update Unanimously Adopted by City Council
Jan 5, 2026

Toward the end of last year, the Laguna Niguel City Council unanimously adopted the City’s General Plan Update, a long-range planning document that will guide growth and development over the next 20 years.

8 Dec
EPS Study Shows Economic Effects of Next Generation Cosmic Explorer Observatory

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 Study Shows Economic Effects of Next Generation Cosmic Explorer Observatory
Dec 1, 2025

EPS report documents how the observatory will likely generate significant regional economic benefits—supporting thousands of construction jobs, injecting hundreds of millions in local economic activity, and creating long-term local operational employment opportunities.

23 Oct
EPS Principal Jason Moody served as a panelist on MTC Financing Webinar

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 Principal Jason Moody served as a panelist on MTC Financing Webinar
Oct 23, 2025

This free webinar will discuss the pros and cons and best practices for financing public infrastructure and services in today’s tight budgetary environment.

21 Oct
EPS Study Informs Approval of Redwood City Tenant Protection Policy

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

Redwood City, CA
EPS Study Informs Approval of Redwood City Tenant Protection Policy
Oct 16, 2025

The Redwood City Council relied on economic findings from an EPS study to support approval of a Tenant Protections Ordinance (TPO) that includes “right of return” provisions for renters displaced due to a substantial renovation project.

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!

Sacramento
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