CalHDF Posts
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Court delays our hearing and asks for further briefing in San Mateo
Last month we were supposed to have our first hearing in our San Mateo lawsuit, however, the judge ordered it be rescheduled to October 24th to allow for further briefing on some fairly heavy issues. Here’s what the court sent us: The court is asking both us and the city to expand on the following
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Tomorrow: CaRLA v San Mateo
Remember when we filed suit against the City of San Mateo for their unlawful denial of 10 homes next to Caltrain? Tomorrow we’re finally having our day in court. San Mateo Superior Court, 2PM, Department 28. Peep our brief: The hearing is open to the public, just like any other court hearing. Come for the
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The End of Single Family Zoning in San Francisco
Today, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance that will allow for all new single-family homes to be developed as duplexes, by including an accessory dwelling unit (ADU). Further, the ordinance would exempt ADUs added to existing single-family homes from the city’s cumbersome discretionary review process. These changes bring the San Francisco rules
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Calabasas Wants Housing for Cars, Not People
On May 23rd, 2019, California Renters Legal Advocacy & Education Fund filed suit to force Calabasas (in LA County) to follow state housing law. In January 2019, Calabasas City Council passed an ADU ordinance ostensibly to bring their code into compliance with state law. However, they couldn’t quite bring themselves to comply. Calabasas has always
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Alhambra City Attorney gives a housing law presentation
The Alhambra City Attorney gives a presentation to the Alhambra City Council on the current and potentially future state housing laws. “I’m just the messenger,” he says, “these laws weren’t my ideas.”
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Vacaville Faces Off Against the Worst Person in Housing
In 2017 Michael Goolsby, an attorney specializing in preying upon victims of foreclosure, faced a career crisis. He had just been disbarred by the California Bar Association after repeatedly violating rules against practicing law unlicensed in other states. With his license revoked and no prospects of having it restored, Michael could no longer practice law
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Mall’d to Death
The Vallco Mall project in Cupertino, also called Vallco City Center, has become a flashpoint for pro-housing and anti-housing sentiment on the peninsula. The question over wether an empty mall will be allowed to become housing has inflamed tensions in Cupertino and become a test case for State housing law. The project was finally approved
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Housing Development in the New Era …
… The YIMBY Era! The League of Cities is holding a conference for City Attorneys May 8-10th. One of the sessions is called “Navigating Housing Development in the New Era,” and the “New Era” is the era of YIMBYism. Navigating Housing Development in the New EraPaperPowerPointSpeakers: Barbara Kautz, Partner, Goldfarb & Lipman