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Regional Housing Need <br /> <br />Pleasanton's housing market is not a separate and isolated entity. <br />The City's housing supply and the price of local housing are <br />influenced by trends in the greater Bay Area. The dramatic growth <br />in the sixties and early seventies in Pleasanton was directly <br />attributable to increased housing and land costs in other parts <br />of the Bay Area. <br /> <br />Since the Livermore/Amador Valley had comparatively inexpensive <br />housing prices at the time and was still relatively close to the <br />services and jobs of the Bay Area, many families migrated here. <br />Developers responded to this demand by building more housing. <br />Steep housing prices, lack of suitable land, and a shortage of <br />affordable homes and apartments are now general characteristics of <br />the entire San Francisco Bay region. These factors are now <br />forcing some Bay Area families to look for housing as far away <br />as Santa Rosa, Manteca and Modesto. This results in greater <br />long distance commuting to Bay Area jobs. <br /> <br />The State of California recognizes this interdependent nature <br />of the regional housing market. The State's policy is that <br />cities and counties should address the housing needs for house- <br />holds of all incomes. This regional responsibility has been <br />termed "regional housing need." <br /> <br />The regional housing need is determined by taking into consider- <br />ation market demand for housing, employment opportunities, the <br />availability of suitable sites and public facilities, commuting <br />patterns, type and tenure of housing needs, and the housing needs <br /> <br />-81- <br /> <br /> <br />