ALAMEDA COUNTY IS ROLLING OUT a pilot program to cut red tape from the affordable housing permit process and is seeking a qualified architectural firm to help make it happen. 

County officials announced last week that they are sending out a request for proposals for firms that are interested in being a part of the new the “Scalable Housing Investment Funding Toolkit” initiative.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.