by CaRLA | Apr 25, 2019 | News
Los Altos is a wealthy suburban enclave in the Northwestern part of Santa Clara county. It has a population of just under 30,000 people and is comprised primarily of low-rise single family neighborhoods. A small portion of the city, Downton Los Altos, is zoned for...
by CaRLA | Apr 25, 2019 | News
Every city, at least somewhat. Recent amendments to SB 50 have put cities into 3 different categories: 1) Cities with population less than 50,000 in counties with population less than 600,000. 2) Cities with population more than 50,000 in counties with population less...
by CaRLA | Mar 7, 2019 | News
2018 was a big year for housing! Read our Annual Report to learn where CaRLA fit in: what we did, where we’re going, and why we’re recognized as the statewide expert on the Housing Accountability Act.
by CaRLA | Dec 6, 2018 | Housing Accountability Act, News
1310 Haskell St. One of our earlier cases was 1310 Haskell St, Berkeley, CA. Here, Cristian wanted to replace one single family mansion in a low-rise South Berkeley neighborhood with three working class homes, each selling for less than $800,000. The alternative was...
by CaRLA | Nov 14, 2018 | Housing Accountability Act, News
Not all of our cases make it to litigation. In fact, many of them never make it through to an unlawful denial. In every case, we start out by submitting a stern letter reminding the city in question of their obligation to follow state law, and sometimes it works!...
by CaRLA | Nov 12, 2018 | News
Last week, we announced a victory in our lawsuit against the City of Dublin for their unlawful denial of 220 homes next to the Dublin BART station. Tracking the 500-plus cities and counties of California is a monumental task. CaRLA has a staff of three doing that hard...
