by CaRLA | Aug 8, 2018 | Housing Accountability Act
Earlier this year, the City of Los Angeles approved 14 units of housing to be constructed at 1650 Silver Lake Boulevard. A quirk of Los Angeles’ process is that any city councilor may submit a property to the Cultural Heritage Commission for historic...
by CaRLA | Aug 3, 2018 | Housing Accountability Act
We get emails. We get a lot of emails. Lately, the emails we’ve been getting are about our lawsuit in Sonoma. A quick refresher: a homeowner wants to build three large homes in a district that only allows large homes, and the city unlawfully denied their...
by CaRLA | Jul 31, 2018 | Workshops
Who: You, a person interested in learning about the Housing Accountability Act What: A fun, interactive workshop on the Housing Accountability Act! What is the HAA? Why is it the most important housing law in 2018? Where: CaRLA HQ, 1260 Mission St, SF, CA When: This...
by CaRLA | Jul 24, 2018 | News
Earlier this month, we filed suit against the City of Sonoma for unlawful denial of a proposal to construct three homes. We’re fighting for much more than just three homes, though. California has been experiencing a crisis-level housing shortage for decades. In...
by CaRLA | Jul 13, 2018 | Housing Accountability Act
In late 2016, a homebuilder began the arduous journey to construct three homes on vacant lots in Sonoma. Each HAA-compliant project was submitted separately, though the City of Sonoma processed all three as a group. This included producing three CEQA reports, which...