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Celebrating One Hell of a Ride at the CaRLA 2021 Gala
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”3px||4px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https://dev.calhdf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Gala-2021-Thank-You-Bus.jpg” title_text=”Gala-2021-Thank-You-Bus” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”] On Friday, December 17, 2021, we were lucky enough to host our first gala since the onset of the pandemic. We loved seeing so many familiar faces (some behind masks, but) all beyond the screen! Thank you to all of
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CaRLA Announces the End of the Year Departure of Victoria Fierce
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”] CaRLA is both happy and sad to announce the end of the year departure of our Director of Operations Victoria Fierce. As a three-person nonprofit, CaRLA is a close knit team and Victoria’s departure at the end of December brings both sadness at the
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Victory Alert – Huntington Beach
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”] CaRLA is happy to announce another fresh victory in a string of significant rulings in favor of housing. If you haven’t been following the Huntington Beach saga, it is finally coming to an end, and the series finale has a surprising conclusion. We were
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CaRLA Announces Precedent-Setting Victory in San Mateo Appeal
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Oakland, CA — The California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund (CaRLA) is pleased to announce a precedent-setting victory in the fight for more housing and a more equitable California. In a much anticipated decision released Friday afternoon,
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CaRLA Disappointed in Huntington Beach Housing Lawsuit Ruling
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”] We are simultaneously disappointed in and surprised by a trial judge’s ruling last week to deny 48 units of desperately needed and zoning-compliant housing in Huntington Beach on the grounds that the project is not protected by the Housing Accountability Act. This ruling flies
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A Guide to Ending Single Family Zoning: Lessons Learned from 39 Years of ADU Legislation
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.4.3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=”https://dev.calhdf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Blue-Multiplex-2000px.jpg” _builder_version=”4.4.3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_fullwidth_image][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.3″ custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.3″ header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”rgba(24,22,38,0.51)” custom_margin=”-300px||||false|false” custom_padding=”30px||30px|30px|true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”] A Guide to Ending Single-Family Zoning Lessons from 39 Years of ADU Legislation [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.6″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Californians don’t have time to deal with the
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We’ve filed our appeal brief against San Mateo
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] 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 you’ve read the Color of
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Sue the Suburban Lifestyle Dream
The soon-to-be-former President, in his failed attempt to appeal to voters this election, unsurprisingly decided to take a stand against fair housing. In an effort to “save the suburban lifestyle dream,” Trump repealed Obama era regulations designed to give teeth to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH), the Fair Housing Act’s requirement that cities take affirmative
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Los Altos concedes defeat. Housing won.
Today, we’re pleased to announce that Los Altos has conceded defeat in our lawsuit against them for an unlawful denial of affordable housing under Senate Bill 35’s streamlined approval provisions. The city tried announcing this late Saturday night in the middle of the labor day weekend, hoping nobody would notice. To recap, Los Altos first
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We’ve filed our first appellate brief in CaRLA v. City of San Mateo
As we announced earlier this year, CaRLA is appealing the ruling we received at trial in our lawsuit against the City of San Mateo for violating the Housing Accountability Act. At the same time, the California Attorney General intervened in our suit to defend the constitutionality of the state’s most powerful tools for making California
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Huntington Beach isn’t just breaking quarantine, they’re breaking housing law. CaRLA is suing.
Today, California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund is announcing the filing of yet another lawsuit against a Californian suburb for violating state housing law; this time, in Huntington Beach. The coastal town has made a habit of defying state law mandates in the courts. Most recently, they sued the state to invalidate Governor Newsom’s
