News & Insights

28 May
EPS Oakland Volunteers with the Lake Merritt Institute

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

Oakland, CA
EPS Oakland Volunteers with the Lake Merritt Institute
May 25, 2026

EPS’s Oakland office recently spent a day volunteering with the Lake Merritt Institute (LMI), helping clean up around Lake Merritt and support one of Oakland’s beloved community spaces.

22 May
EPS Analyses Help Secure $43.7M in Federal Funding for Agricultural Infrastructure

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

West Quincy, MO and Portsmouth, VA
EPS Analyses Help Secure $43.7M in Federal Funding for Agricultural Infrastructure
May 20, 2026

EPS played a key role in securing $43.7 million in federal funding for two agricultural infrastructure projects through the FY26 Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).

14 May
EPS Helping Piedmont Find Housing Developer for City-Owned Site

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

Piedmont, CA
EPS Helping Piedmont Find Housing Developer for City-Owned Site
May 13, 2026

EPS helped the City of Piedmont prepare the recently released Request for Developer Qualifications (RFQ) to finance and build housing on City-owned land located in the Moraga Canyon Specific Plan (MCSP).

11 May
EPS Vice President Moderates Panel on California Construction Defect Law Reform

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 Vice President Moderates Panel on California Construction Defect Law Reform
May 4, 2026

Building on EPS’s recently completed research into the Financial Impacts of Construction Defect Liability on Housing Development in California, Vice President Thomas Gonzales moderated a webinar panel last month on the topic of construction defect law reform.

21 Apr
EPS Helps City of Irwindale Find In-fill Housing Solution

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

Irwindale, CA
EPS Helps City of Irwindale Find In-fill Housing Solution
Apr 20, 2026

EPS, in collaboration with Studio One Eleven, worked with the City of Irwindale and the Irwindale Housing Authority (IHA) through the San Gabriel Valley Council of Government’s Affordable Housing Incubator program to conduct a feasibility analysis for affordable housing on an underutilized IHA-owned site to understand the range of options for development.

31 Mar
EPS Analysis Informs Palo Alto Housing Element Implementation

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

Palo Alto, CA
EPS Analysis Informs Palo Alto Housing Element Implementation
Mar 18, 2026

As cities across the region confront unmet housing demand, Palo Alto is evaluating new approaches to incentivize residential real estate development. EPS supported the City with targeted feasibility analysis to identify viable development projects and locations, and to consider regulatory factors that could be adjusted to promote housing.

17 Mar
EPS Helps Hanford Prepare for California High-Speed Rail

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

Hanford, CA
EPS Helps Hanford Prepare for California High-Speed Rail
Mar 17, 2026

EPS, in collaboration with Perkins&Will and Alta, worked to create a transformative plan for the City of Hanford, the 61,000-person county seat of Kings County in the heart of the Central Valley, ensuring the High-Speed Rail (HSR) aligns with the community’s vision. The Plan aims to maximize the benefits of HSR access while avoiding negative impacts on residents and the City’s historic Downtown.

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).

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