HAA Workshop Materials
40 W. Santa Inez Staff Report 1310 Haskell St Staff Report GOV 65589.5 Order approving 1310 Haskell St HAA Workshop Presentation
Relevant Court Cases and Legal Actions
Redwood City Residents for Responsible Development vs. Redwood City: Redwood City NIMBYs successfully coerced the City and Developer to reduce a proposed housing development project from an 8-story 91-unit development to a 6-story 68-unit development in downtown Redwood City. Read the staff report here.
Does the Housing Accountability Act apply?
Alright, you’re here to figure out if the Housing Accountability Act can be used to get more housing where you live. Here’s a quick guide to help you figure that out. You don’t have to nail all of this before reaching out to CaRLA about a possible case, but knowing what’s up can help you […]
40 North Main St., Los Altos
In late 2018, a developer in Los Altos took a discretionary project that had been denied by the Los Altos City Council and reworked it to qualify for ministerial approval under SB 35. The project, which had initially been entirely office space was converted to a mixed-use development with multiple on-site below-market-rate units. The developer […]
Overview of the Housing Accountability Act
Text of the Housing Accountability Act Article about the HAA by Andrew Junius, a land-use attorney in San Francisco. Honchariw v. County of Stanislaus, a 2011 case that decided the HAA also applies to market-rate housing.
Respondents’ … Notice of Demurrer Hearing and of Demurrer to Verified Petition
This is what it sounds like, a short document announcing that the City is filing a Demurrer.
Respondents’ … Request for Judicial Notice in Support of the Demurrer
Here the City of Sonoma is asking the Judge to “Notice” aka look at, the exhibits they include. The exhibits are the legislative record of the 1990 amendments to the HAA. When the HAA was initially passed in 1982, it was very simple, it was just section (j). It applied to all proposed housing, and […]
Respondents City of Sonoma & Sonoma City Council Memo in Support of Demurrer
Here the City of Sonoma tries to convince the court (aka the judge) that the city shouldn’t even have to answer our Petition, because our Petition doesn’t successfully describe a failure on the city’s part to follow the law. See page 6, “Standard of Review”.
149 Fourth St, Sonoma
In late 2016, a homebuilder began the arduous journey to construct three homes on vacant lots in Sonoma. Each HAA-compliant project was submitted separately, though the City of Sonoma processed all three as a group. This included producing three CEQA reports, which each included special attention to the other projects in the group; the City […]
Ashton at Dublin Station
On January 9, 2018, CaRLA gave testimony at a meeting of the Dublin City Council describing in detail the ways that a denial of 220 homes at Dublin BART would bring about a lawsuit against the city. Having heard this and given it consideration, Mayor Haubert said into the public record that the city should “take […]