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CalHDF Challenges Los Altos Hills Housing Plan

by Dylan Casey | Apr 16, 2026 | Housing Elements, Legal Action

Summary Housing elements are required portions of every local government’s general plan, developed and enacted with the purpose of accommodating housing growth for households at all income levels. Los Altos Hills, a wealthy town in Silicon Valley, was facing a...
Why We’re Suing San Francisco: Holding the City Accountable on Housing

Why We’re Suing San Francisco: Holding the City Accountable on Housing

by Nick Eckenwiler | Feb 17, 2026 | Housing Elements, Legal Action, News

After repeated warnings that went unheeded, CalHDF is taking San Francisco to court. Here’s why we had no choice. Yesterday, the California Housing Defense Fund, alongside our partners Californians for Homeownership and YIMBY Law, filed a lawsuit against San...

CalHDF Secures $14 Million Appeal Bond for Development in La Cañada Flintridge

by Dylan Casey | Mar 4, 2025 | Housing Accountability Act, Legal Action, News, Uncategorized

CalHDF Secures $14 Million Appeal Bond for Development in La Cañada Flintridge

Victory for the Builder’s Remedy in La Cañada Flintridge

by Dylan Casey | Mar 6, 2024 | Housing Accountability Act, Legal Action, News

California Housing Defense Fund Scores First Ever Legal Victory for California’s Builder’s Remedy

CalHDF and Pro-Housing Legal Allies File Housing Element Lawsuits against Cities and Counties across Bay Area

CalHDF and Pro-Housing Legal Allies File Housing Element Lawsuits against Cities and Counties across Bay Area

by CaRLA | Feb 7, 2023 | Legal Action, News

In response to the widespread failure by Bay Area cities and counties to meet the January 31 deadline for adopting their sixth cycle housing element updates, three California pro-housing legal nonprofits are announcing an effort to sue cities across the region.  As of...
CaRLA is Suing Santa Clara County over NIMBY Zoning

CaRLA is Suing Santa Clara County over NIMBY Zoning

by CaRLA | Sep 23, 2022 | Legal Action, News

On Thursday, September 15, 2022, CaRLA joined with co-petitioner Kenneth Shotts, a political scientist at Stanford, to sue Santa Clara County for their illegal downzoning of the newly created Upper San Juan Residential District (SJRD), an area right outside of...
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  • CalHDF Challenges Los Altos Hills Housing Plan April 16, 2026
  • Why We’re Suing San Francisco: Holding the City Accountable on Housing February 17, 2026
  • CalHDF Defends Housing in the Court of Appeal October 2, 2025
  • CalHDF Midyear Enforcement Report July 28, 2025
  • CalHDF Settles Fee Claim with La Cañada Flintridge for $1,262,500 June 27, 2025

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