This year we commemorate the 56th anniversary of the passing of the Fair Housing Act, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson that made discrimination in housing transactions unlawful. This year’s theme is “Fair Housing: The Act in Action.”
This Fair Housing Month, we will begin working with communities to implement their Fair Housing Action Plans. These push for more integrated communities, ones that allow equal opportunities to work at a decent job and send one’s children to a good school. It is a dramatic step towards fairness, moving beyond the individual towards community-level strategies. It is exciting work; to be executing on commitments to help our most vulnerable neighbors in the Bay Area.
After all, what is fair about housing in California these days? More and more Californians choose between high housing costs or displacement – up to and including leaving the state. Many of our neighbors skip meals or stay in abusive relationships in order to keep a roof over their heads. Thousands have no roof at all.
Read the rest of this article by Asher Kohn, AICP here.
About
We are committed to a new design on urban planning. We believe communities thrive in walkable, safe, and beautiful environments that foster healthy lifestyles and civic engagement. Find out more about who we are, who our clients are, and our statement of qualifications.
HISTORY
In January of 2006 the Bradley Planning Group was founded by Geoff & Heather Bradley as a city planning consulting firm. From there the Bradley Planning Group evolved into M-Group and has been building better communities for over 15 years.
team
M-Group city planners bring together a range of accomplishments and a wealth of real-world planning experience gained while working with over 85 Bay Area cities and counties. Creating a sustainable and equitable future is the goal for all of our planning work.
CAREERS
Our company culture encourages M-Group staff to think big, have fun, and create great plans for our communities. We foster the creativity and expertise of our planners by providing the right environment for initiative and self-determination. Inclusion and diversity are at the core of M-Group’s values.
Services
Policy Planning | Urban Design | Environmental Review | Historic Preservation | Community Engagement | Staffing Solutions
M-Group maintains its client-focused commitment to continuous improvement and accountability at all levels.
Award WINNING WORK
El Camino Real Specific Plan, City of Sunnyvale: 2023 APA California, Northern Section Award of Merit - Comprehensive Plan, Large Jurisdiction
Sausalito 2040 General Plan Update, City of Sausalito: 2022 APA California, Northern Section Award of Merit - Comprehensive Plan, Small Jurisdiction
Mill Valley 2040 General Plan - Housing Element, City of Mill Valley: 2014 APA California, Northern Section Award of Merit - Comprehensive Plan, Small Jurisdiction
Native Land Acknowledgement
M-Group acknowledges that our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Ohlone and Miwok communities among many other groups of native peoples including but not limited to Muwekma, Confederated Villages on Lisjan, Graton Rancheria, and Southern Pomo.
Despite the genocide that occurred during colonization, Indigenous Communities survive and are active in efforts to preserve and recover their culture and sacred sites. At M-Group we value the land we work on and the people we serve which starts with the First Nations. M-Group donates to Sogorea Te’ Land Trust.
We invite you to explore more in the Bay Area Equity Atlas and Native California Stories at Cal State East Bay Virtual Museum.
Tribal Lands we work and serve on:
Ohlone, Ramaytush (rah-my-toosh), Muwekma, Miwok, Me-Wuk (Bay Miwok), Tamien Nation, Awaswas, Graton Rancheria, Southern Pomo, Northern Pomo, Central Pomo, Rumsen, Esselen, Confederated Villages of Lisjan, Yokuts, Popeloutchom (Amah Mutsun), Salinan
Find out what tribal land you live on at Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land
Native-led Organizations and Stories: Indigenous Justice, California Tribal Fund | First Nations Development Institute, Tribal and Indigenous Planning Division, Protecting the Earth, Protecting Ourselves: Stories from Native America - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
