Former HUD Secretary talks about Bay Area “Burden”

Henry Cisneros

The former Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary will be in San Francisco on Wednesday to discuss findings from a new study, “Bay Area Burden,” about the combined costs and impacts of housing and transportation in the nine Bay Area counties. Policy experts will also announce a new Web site that allows users to see how housing and transportation costs fit within their budgets.

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