September 16, 2024
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Department of Housing and Community Development today sent a Notice of Violation to the city of Norwalk for the city’s unlawful ban on the development of new homeless shelters and other housing sites.…
September 4, 2024
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: California has held Elk Grove accountable for the city’s denial of a supportive housing project in violation of state law. Today Elk Grove has agreed to a settlement with the state requiring the…
August 2, 2024
In response to last year’s release of the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD) San Francisco Housing Policy and Practice Review…
May 10, 2024
Half Moon Bay, CA —
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today issued a letter to the chair and members of the Half Moon Bay Planning Commission, expressing support for a planned HCD-funded affordable housing project and cautioning…
April 24, 2024
Sacramento, CA —
California Governor Gavin Newsom, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today announced a settlement with the city of Malibu that will enable the city to reach compliance…
February 2, 2024
Sacramento, CA —
The Orange County Superior Court today ruled in favor of the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), finding that the City of Anaheim violated multiple state housing laws when it denied a well-established local nonprofit…
January 18, 2024
Sacramento, CA —
California Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Director Gustavo Velasquez, and the City of Fullerton today announced an agreement requiring the city to reach…
December 12, 2023
Oakland, CA —
Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Bonta, and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) today announced filing a request to intervene and a proposed writ of mandate in Cal. Housing Defense Fund v. City of La Cañada…
November 30, 2023
In October 2023, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) released a first-of-its kind report, the San Francisco Housing…
October 25, 2023
Sacramento, CA —
Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the release of the San Francisco…