CaRLA News
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...
Making Sense of This Year’s ADU Legislation
California's ADU law establishes statewide standards for local regulations governing accessory dwelling unit development. These standards have paved the way for a steady increase in ADU development throughout the state, as homeowners take advantage of the opportunity...
Court delays our hearing and asks for further briefing in San Mateo
Last month we were supposed to have our first hearing in our San Mateo lawsuit, however, the judge ordered it be rescheduled to October 24th to allow for further briefing on some fairly heavy issues. Here's what the court sent us: The court is asking both us and the...
Tomorrow: CaRLA v San Mateo
Remember when we filed suit against the City of San Mateo for their unlawful denial of 10 homes next to Caltrain? Tomorrow we're finally having our day in court. San Mateo Superior Court, 2PM, Department 28. Peep our brief:...
The End of Single Family Zoning in San Francisco
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...
Calabasas Wants Housing for Cars, Not People
On May 23rd, 2019, California Renters Legal Advocacy & Education Fund filed suit to force Calabasas (in LA County) to follow state housing law. In January 2019, Calabasas City Council passed an ADU ordinance ostensibly to bring their code into compliance with...
Alhambra City Attorney gives a housing law presentation
The Alhambra City Attorney gives a presentation to the Alhambra City Council on the current and potentially future state housing laws. "I'm just the messenger," he says, "these laws weren't my ideas."...
Vacaville Faces Off Against the Worst Person in Housing
In 2017 Michael Goolsby, an attorney specializing in preying upon victims of foreclosure, faced a career crisis. He had just been disbarred by the California Bar Association after repeatedly violating rules against practicing law unlicensed in other states. With his...
Mall’d to Death
The Vallco Mall project in Cupertino, also called Vallco City Center, has become a flashpoint for pro-housing and anti-housing sentiment on the peninsula. The question over wether an empty mall will be allowed to become housing has inflamed tensions in Cupertino and...