One of the great success stories of 2020 has been the creation and activation of the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, or BAHFA. Through hard work, engagement, and collaboration with partners throughout the region, we passed AB 1487 (2019) which created an agency to facilitate a regional housing infrastructure that was until recently unheard of. This new, regional body will have the power to fundraise from the state, local, and federal sources and from the private sector to produce more affordable…