CaRLA News
Appellate Court Supports the Power of the State over Local Control of Housing
Yesterday, the California 6th District Court of Appeals definitively concluded in Anderson v City of San Jose that housing is indeed a statewide concern worthy of statewide legislative intervention. The ruling supports the steps taken by the California legislature to...
You’re invited: CaRLA’s 2019 Fundraiser Party!
Its been one heckuva year, huh? This year CaRLA sued more cities, taught some workshops, and triplexized the entire State of California. Just small stuff, you know? To celebrate, please join us for our first ever end of the year fundraiser party! We'll be hosted by...
San Mateo deals a temporary blow to housing statewide
Today we received our first--and so far, only--real loss in the courtroom. The good news is that we were correct in asserting that this case strikes at the heart of “local control” in California. The bad news is that the judge upheld the city’s decision to deny a...
December 15th: Save the Date for our fundraiser party!
Its been one heckuva year, huh? This year CaRLA sued more cities, taught some workshops, and triplexized the entire State of California. Just small stuff, you know? To celebrate, please join us for our first ever end of the year fundraiser party! We're still in the...
Keeping an eye on Piedmont’s ADU Gymnastics
State ADU law makes the requirements for cities’ permitting process fairly clear: ADU permits “shall be considered ministerially, without discretionary review or hearing” and local ordinances “shall provide an approval process that includes only ministerial provisions...
CaRLA is Growing, California Can Too
This week, CaRLA and Sonja Trauss agreed to part ways. Sonja played a central role in co-founding and establishing CaRLA as the leading pro-housing legal advocate in California. Her hard work and dedication helped build CaRLA into what it is today. CaRLA remains...
Whats at stake in CaRLA v San Mateo?
This Thursday is the court hearing for our case against the City of San Mateo, but what is at stake? Housing, of course, but we're not just here to get housing built project-by-project. We're here to restore a legal environment in which California builds housing equal...
Thursday: CaRLA v San Mateo
This Thursday at 2pm in San Mateo Superior Court, we'll be having our first court hearing in CaRLA v San Mateo. Previously, it was rescheduled from earlier this year, with a request for further briefing. https://carlaef.org/event/carla-vs-san-mateo/ This case has been...
How to Make Your Home a Triplex
Do you own a single family home in California, but wish you could do more than just advocacy to help the housing shortage? Congratulations! You can soon turn your one home into three thanks to this year’s state legislation on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). Nearly...
Calabasas says SB 13 renders our lawsuit moot. We disagree.
Our demurrer hearing in CaRLA v Calabasas got delayed last week, as the city managed to convince the court that SB 13's passage and imminent signing by Governor Newsom may render our lawsuit moot. Our hearing has now been rescheduled to October 29th at 1:30pm. In our...