ProGov21 Policy Library

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget recently updated regulations for federal grants to state and local governments, requiring jurisdictions to conduct a cost-benefit analysis for any procurement over a specified threshold. Local governments and advocates can utilize thorough...

Vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties often go unaddressed, leading to serious public health and safety risks such as mold, structural hazards, pest infestations, and neighborhood blight. Traditional code enforcement responses may be inefficient, punitive, or fail to account...

Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) are legally binding contracts between developers and community groups to ensure development projects deliver benefits to residents. This report examines how CBAs can advance community health outcomes and examines four case studies from California:...

To develop the local workforce, San Francisco's Local Hiring Policy for Construction establishes local hiring mandates for public projects over $600,000. Local hire employment thresholds are set both for individual trades and for apprentices, and contractors must meet the cities targeted...