Nancy Okada
Simple Explanation of RHNA and Housing Mandates
WHAT IS RHNA? RHNA is the Regional Housing Needs Assessment — the number of housing units (a place for at least one person to live) assigned to an area by the st... … more »
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Z. Bronstein
The state housing secrecy just keeps getting worse and worse
Crucial planning decisions are made behind closed-doors, with Yimby stakeholders—and the public can't even get the basic records. Ben Metcalf directed the Califor... … more »
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MGI
Who’s Counting? How McKinsey Hyped California’s Housing Crisis
[This article was originally published in The Brooklyn Rail and is republished with permission] When Gavin Newsom was running for California governor in 2017, he ... … more »
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CVP
RHNA v Reality
On June 21, 2021, the Orange County Council of Governments (OCCOG) filed a Petition for Writ of Mandate (“Petition”) in Superior Court, to which the cities of Re... … more »
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COB.org
Four Things California Must Do Right Now to Address Affordable Housing
California officials and politicians continue to adhere to overly simplistic ideas about our state’s housing challenges. They to fail to acknowledge that housing... … more »
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CALE
California State Auditor releases scathing report on RHNA process
The California Alliance of Local Electeds (CALE) has just released the following, supporting the findings of the Office of the California State Auditor. The Stat... … more »
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catalystsca.org
4 Southern CA Cities Sue to stop SB 9 that rezones single-family neighborhoods
Marin and the 101 cities in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area could take a cue from four cities in Southern California. Redondo Beach, Torrance, Carson,... … more »
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catalystsca.org
State Housing Dept. issues SB 9 FACT SHEET
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) released an SB 9 Fact Sheet March 25, 2022. The Fact Sheet describes the implementation of Sen... … more »
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catalystsca.org
State Audit of HCD finds insufficiency
The State Audit Department completed its investigation of the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) re: Regional Housing Needs Assessments (RHNA)... … more »
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Catalysts
Take Action on Unrealistic Housing Mandates
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it.Go out and get busy. ~ Dal... … more »