CalHDF Defends Housing in the Court of Appeal

In the last few weeks, CalHDF has taken our litigation efforts to the California Court of Appeal in two cases that would have statewide impacts. In California, published decisions from the appellate courts are binding precedent on trial courts throughout the state,...

CalHDF Midyear Enforcement Report

We at CalHDF have been hard at work enforcement state housing laws so far in 2025. This report outlines our work on enforcing state housing laws so far in 2025. While covering almost the entire state of California, we review local agendas for housing policies or...

CalHDF Year in Brief

Happy Holidays from Team CalHDF! With the year coming to a close, it is time to look back at what we’ve accomplished in 2023, and look forward to what we have in store for 2024. This has been a year of growth for CalHDF, armed with our new name and expanded legal...

We’ve filed our appeal brief against San Mateo

In 2017, the state legislature passed SB167 to strengthen the Housing Accountability Act. The changes it brought were profoundly boring: it simply required cities to follow their own zoning laws instead of making them up on the spot at every project hearing. If...