Southern California leaders voted March 4 to adopt a new housing plan for the 2020s that will triple its future homebuilding goals. The 64-1 vote by the Southern California Association of Governments – made up of elected officials from 191 cities in six counties – requires local cities and counties to draft plans to zone […]
CA’s Failing Grade for Permits
California needs more housing, but 97% of cities and counties are failing to issue enough RHNA permits. In 2017, neighborhood leaders gathered in Long Beach to discuss a City Hall plan to address the city’s housing shortage. To increase the housing supply and stem skyrocketing residential costs, planners proposed multi-story apartment buildings line major streets and […]
CCRE: CA Missing the Mark
There is no question that California’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) process has failed to live up to its stated purpose, as most jurisdictions have continued to fail to meet their housing goals and those that do perform well often do so because there’s a relatively low bar of success. While the housing legislation package of 2017 may help […]