by Dylan Casey | Jun 18, 2019 | Accessory Dwellings, Legal Action, News
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...
by Victoria Fierce | Apr 29, 2019 | News
Long before CaRLA was on the scene, there was the Bay Area Renters’ Federation. And then BARF got a shirt! And then they stopped printing them. And then CaRLA started printing them! And now, you can acquire one! They are locally sourced from Alliance Graphics, a...
by Sonja Trauss | Apr 25, 2019 | News
Los Altos is a wealthy suburban enclave in the Northwestern part of Santa Clara county. It has a population of just under 30,000 people and is comprised primarily of low-rise single family neighborhoods. A small portion of the city, Downton Los Altos, is zoned for...
by Sonja Trauss | Apr 25, 2019 | News
Every city, at least somewhat. Recent amendments to SB 50 have put cities into 3 different categories: 1) Cities with population less than 50,000 in counties with population less than 600,000. 2) Cities with population more than 50,000 in counties with population less...
by Victoria Fierce | Mar 7, 2019 | News
2018 was a big year for housing! Read our Annual Report to learn where CaRLA fit in: what we did, where we’re going, and why we’re recognized as the statewide expert on the Housing Accountability Act.
by Victoria Fierce | Dec 6, 2018 | Housing Accountability Act, News
1310 Haskell St. One of our earlier cases was 1310 Haskell St, Berkeley, CA. Here, Cristian wanted to replace one single family mansion in a low-rise South Berkeley neighborhood with three working class homes, each selling for less than $800,000. The alternative was...
