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 ...

The Yucaipa City Council received and filed the city’s 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Progress Report, outlining ...

The Santa Monica City Council is poised to finalize its second attempt at this year’s Housing Element when it meets on Tuesday, June 21. The California Department of Housing and Community Development ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – The County of Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors adopted the Housing Element Update 2023-2031 during their meeting on Tuesday. While the County Board of Supervisors ...

A new report details how the city of Vacaville remains far behind on building affordable housing required under state law, which could put it at risk of lawsuits, fines and the potential loss of local ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The County is encouraging the public to participate in the analysis and identification of sites to ...

WATSONVILLE — With Watsonville’s Housing Element set to begin its sixth cycle this year, the Planning Commission took one last look at the final year of the previous Housing Element cycle before ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – On Monday, the California Department of Housing and Community Development found that the County of Santa Barbara's adopted housing element was in substantial compliance with ...

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (State HCD) found the County’s adopted housing element in substantial compliance with State housing element law as of January 22, 2024.

"With few exceptions, such as Sacramento, Dublin, and Fresno, nearly every jurisdiction in California is behind on producing enough housing, especially affordable units," reports Karin K. Jensen. On ...