by CaRLA | May 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
MAY 8th, 1:30 pm, 375 Beale St.: The MTC Policy Subcomittee is considering the state wide streamlining/ pro-housing bills. Here is the agenda. Here is an 11 page summary of many of the housing bills before the state this year. MAY 10th, 9:15 am, 375 Beale St.: The...
by CaRLA | May 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Fair Housing Act turned 50 last year, and the community of housing scholars and activists continue to reflect on the progress not made since segregation because officially illegal. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development recently held a symposium on the...
by CaRLA | May 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
*** Non-partisan legislative analysis *** One of the housing bills being considered this year is SB 330. This is an interesting bill because parts of it attempt to reduce local control over building and permitting in cities that have demonstrated their inability to...
by CaRLA | Apr 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Way back in 2015 we filed a lawsuit against Lafayette, CA in an effort to compel the city to allow O’Brien Homes to build 315 apartments. 4 years later, O’Brien is on the path to building these apartments, but Lafayette neighbors are still fighting....
by Dylan Casey | May 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
In 2016 and 2017, California passed a series of laws aimed at encouraging the development of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) statewide. These laws led to a surge in ADU permit applications in some cities, but it is clear now that some cities are still lagging behind...
by CaRLA | Nov 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
SAUSALITO, CA The California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund (CaRLA) today filed a lawsuit against the City of Sausalito, CA alleging that the city violated the state’s Housing Accountability Act with an unlawful denial of a housing project. In 2016, David...
