California Sues Five Cities for Violating Housing Element Law
State officials say the five cities ignored repeated warnings as California seeks compliance for planning about 2.5 million new homes.
- On Thursday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Department of Housing and Community Development sued five cities—Calexico, Costa Mesa, Half Moon Bay, Ridgecrest, and Turlock—for failing to adopt compliant housing plans.
- Under California's Housing Element Law, local governments must update zoning and land-use policies every eight years to plan for roughly 2.5 million additional homes statewide during the current sixth cycle.
- While more than 95% of California's 540 jurisdictions have achieved compliance, Bonta called the five cities "outliers" and "scofflaws" after state officials provided multiple violation notices and opportunities to address deficiencies.
- Costa Mesa Mayor John Stephens called the lawsuit "disappointing and unwarranted," while noncompliant cities may face the "Builder's Remedy," which limits their ability to deny certain affordable housing projects.
- Governor Gavin Newsom stated these jurisdictions "had every chance to follow the law," emphasizing that California aims to achieve statewide compliance with housing element requirements by the end of this year.
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California attorney general sues City of Calexico
The lawsuit, in conjunction with the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Newsom Administration, alleges the City of Calexico failed to comply with the state's Housing Element Law. The post California attorney general sues City of Calexico appeared first on KYMA.
California Sues Costa Mesa Over Lack of ‘Compliant’ Housing Plan
Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Thursday, alleging Costa Mesa still hasn’t filed a “compliant” housing plan – but some city elected officials say the lawsuit is unnecessary and they’re working to get a plan approved. Voice of OC is Orange County's nonprofit newsroom. We rely on donations from people like you to sustain our news agency. Please make a contribution today: https://voiceofoc.org/donate
California sues Turlock, 4 other cities over alleged failure to comply with housing law
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed lawsuits Thursday against five California cities, including Turlock, alleging they have failed to comply with the state's Housing Element Law by not adopting housing plans that meet state requirements.
California Suing Calexico, Costa Mesa, Half Moon Bay, Ridgecrest, and Turlock Over State ‘Affordable’ Housing Law
California Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and the Department of Housing and Community Development are suing the cities of Calexico, Costa Mesa, Half Moon Bay, Ridgecrest, and Turlock for failing to comply with the state’s “affordable” housing law. “No more excuses: Newsom administration takes legal action against five California local governments for defying state housing law,” the Governor’s press release screamed. “Californ…
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