The South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) and Southern California Regional Energy Network (SoCalREN) teamed up to award nine classrooms in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District grants totaling $8,500 for taking energy-saving actions at home. Six elementary schools across the cities of Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, and Rolling Hills Estates earned the rewards through SoCalREN’s Kits for Kids program. The program provides hands-on education about the benefits of energy efficiency to third- and fourth-grade classrooms.   

The newly formed South Bay Regional Housing Trust (SBRHT) board of directors voted at its second meeting on May 21, 2026, to commit a $6 million loan toward the Cordary Avenue Apartments project in the City of Hawthorne. The commitment is the first funding allocation from $7.9 million in Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA) funds earmarked annually to the South Bay through LACAHSA’s Production, Preservation and Ownership Program funded by Measure A. 

On April 30, 2026, the board of directors for the newly formed South Bay Regional Housing Trust (SBRHT) held the first meeting of a joint powers authority, which creates the SBRHT—a separate entity from the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG)—the organization that led the early feasibility work to establish the trust. The board also elected Rolling Hills Estates Councilmember Debby Stegura as chair. It elected Torrance Councilmember Jon Kaji as vice chair.  

The California Association of Councils of Governments (CALCOG) presented the South Bay Cities Council of Governments’ (SBCCOG) Local Travel Network (LTN) with a Eureka Award for Regional Excellence in Innovative Leadership at its Regional Leadership Forum on Monday, March 9.  

The South Bay has always been the home of great beaches, fine art and culture. But over the last decade, it has also transformed into a hub of state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venues and will soon serve as an axis for major events such as the FIFA World Cup 2026, Super Bowl LXI and the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. On March 26, 2026, the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) explores this topic at its 26th General Assembly titled, “Let the Games Begin: How Sports and Entertainment are Shaping the South Bay.”