Plan Bay Area Opponents Upset Over $56,750 Grant to Marin Grassroots

Agency - Department of Housing and Urban Development

Plan Bay Area opponents are perturbed by a $56,750 grant awarded to Marin Grassroots by the Association of Bay Area Governments.


Marin Grassroots is a nonprofit committed to giving local under-represented communities a voice. Executive director of Marin Grassroots, John Young, said his organization has not taken an official position on Plan Bay Area and that the grant money was not to advocate for Plan Bay Area, but around minority participation in government and civic engagement.

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