News & Insights

27 Feb
Jason Moody of EPS Testifies before California Legislature on State Housing Law

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

Jason Moody of EPS Testifies before California Legislature on State Housing Law
Feb 26, 2026

EPS Managing Principal Moody, Jason joined a panel of experts at a recent California Assembly Committee meeting to report on the effectiveness of a landmark housing bill that facilitates development of high-density housing on major commercial corridors.

25 Feb
EPS Analysis Supports Merced Regional Multimodal Access Plan Approval

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

Merced County, CA
EPS Analysis Supports Merced Regional Multimodal Access Plan Approval
Feb 24, 2026

EPS partnered with the Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) and VRPA Technologies to help answer that question for Merced County, developing the active transportation component of the Merced Regional Multimodal Access Plan (MRMAP).

9 Feb
EPS Partners with CLEE and TNC to Assess All‑In Costs of New Housing Types

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

California
EPS Partners with CLEE and TNC to Assess All‑In Costs of New Housing Types
Feb 4, 2026

EPS recently partnered with the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at Berkeley Law (CLEE) and The Nature Conservancy to study the relative costs to homeowners living in new housing developments across urban vs. ex-urban areas and single-family detached vs. attached housing in California.

28 Jan
EPS Helps LA County with Climate Resilience Funding Strategy

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 County
EPS Helps LA County with Climate Resilience Funding Strategy
Jan 29, 2026

The County partnered with EPS to evaluate sustainable, legally feasible approaches to funding resilience programs and infrastructure across both incorporated and unincorporated areas in the County.

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.

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