YIMBY Law is appealing a Marin County Superior Court decision that upheld Sausalito’s Housing Element, arguing that the ruling leaves unresolved a key legal question about whether Housing Elements must undergo environmental review under state law.
Three pro-housing organizations have filed a lawsuit challenging San Francisco’s newly adopted Family Zoning Plan, alleging that it violates state housing law and does not create the housing capacity the city promised when it secured state approval of its Sixth Cycle Housing Element.
California’s state housing laws are beginning to generate housing, with 20 large proposed or master-planned housing developments across the state representing over 273,000 housing units, demonstrating the state’s efforts to address the housing crisis.
YIMBY Law has filed a lawsuit challenging Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order suspending SB 9 in high fire hazard severity zones within the burn areas, arguing that it unlawfully undermines the state’s own housing laws, deepens the housing emergency created by the fires, and gives wealthy jurisdictions improper power to block modest infill housing.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has urged Governor Gavin Newsom to veto Senate Bill 79, which seeks to accelerate housing development statewide, arguing that it poses significant risks to Los Angeles communities and undermines local control, while housing advocates argue that the bill is necessary to address California’s housing and climate crises.
The Town of Los Gatos is attempting to block two housing projects by using a legal technicality, but housing advocates argue that the state’s housing laws are working as intended to force housing forward and that the town’s actions are a desperate attempt to delay the projects.
California is enforcing its housing laws to combat the state’s housing crisis, with a recent battle in Fairfax, Marin County, testing whether a town can obstruct housing development and get away with it.
State Sen. Aisha Wahab has been appointed as the chair of the Senate Housing Committee, raising concerns among housing advocates and critics alike about her skepticism towards rapid development and her focus on quality over quantity.
California’s ambitious legislative agenda reflects a genuine commitment to addressing the housing crisis. However, as the YIMBY…
When the city council discussed the timing of housing projects going to the voters, they argued that…
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San Francisco, CA – YIMBY Law announced on Wednesday that it has launched a dashboard that tracks…
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By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the big questions Davis faces is whether the courts…