by Greg Magofña | Dec 22, 2021 | Events, News
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 our vaccinated attendees, and for those who...
by Greg Magofña | Nov 22, 2021 | News
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 loss of a colleague...
by Greg Magofña | Oct 5, 2021 | Housing Accountability Act, Legal Action, News
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 very unhappy...
by Greg Magofña | Sep 13, 2021 | Housing Accountability Act, Legal Action, News
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, the California...
by Greg Magofña | Aug 11, 2021 | Housing Accountability Act, Legal Action, News
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...
by Dylan Casey | May 26, 2021 | Education, News, Reports
A Guide to Ending Single-Family Zoning Lessons from 39 Years of ADU Legislation Californians don’t have time to deal with the housing shortage and high housing costs linked to the prevalence of single-family zoning. If single-family properties are going to be a source...
