HAA letter to Newport Beach, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re e proposed 700-unit housing development project at 4665, 4675, 4680, 4685, and 4695 MacArthur Court and 4770 Campus Drive. drive.google.com/file/d/1Huhf...
California Housing Defense Fund
@housingdefense.bsky.social
Formerly known as CaRLA, suing cities since 2016 https://calhdf.org/
ADU ordinance comment to Norwalk, CA for the 11/4/26 Council meeting. The City may not apply underlying standards to 66323 ADUs, among other issues. drive.google.com/file/d/1d9AL...
Norwalk - ADU Ordinance letter - 4 Nov 2026.pdf
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HAA letter to San Ramon, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 290-unit housing development project at 2000-2010 Crow Canyon Pl, including 101 lower-income units. drive.google.com/file/d/1bikn...
HAA letter to Fontana, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 24-unit housing development project at 6153 Maloof Ave. drive.google.com/file/d/16JVs...
Fontana - 6153 Maloof Ave - HAA.pdf
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HAA letter to Campbell, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 290-unit Builder's Remedy project at 635, 655, 675, and 695 Campbell Technology Parkway, which includes 58 low-income units. drive.google.com/file/d/1bu3g...
Come work in my vertical at @housingdefense.bsky.social !!! New planning grads welcome. calhdf.org/job-opportun...
Job Opportunity - Planner – CalHDF
The California Housing Defense Fund (“CalHDF”) is looking for a pro-housing, detail-oriented planner to join our team. This is a position in the Planning and Investigations program of the organization...
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ADU ordinance letter to Ridgecrest, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting. The City may not impose front setbacks, parking requirements, or design standards on 66323 ADUs. drive.google.com/file/d/11FUn...
Ridgecrest - ADU Ordinance - 28 Oct 2026.pdf
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ADU ordinance comment to Atherton, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting. The Town may not require parking for 66323 ADUs. drive.google.com/file/d/1rNRr...
Atherton - ADU Ordinance letter - 28 Oct 2026.pdf
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SB 330 letter to Napa, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed citywide rezoning. drive.google.com/file/d/1xEZP...
Napa - SB 330 Letter - 28 Oct 2026.pdf
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HAA letter to Los Angeles County for the 10/28/26 Planning Commission meeting re proposed 12-unit housing development project at 10311 Condon Avenue, which includes 2 low-income units and one moderate-income unit. drive.google.com/file/d/1Hasq...
Los Angeles County - 10311 Condon Avenue - HAA.pdf
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HAA letter to Covina, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 12-unit housing development project at 2040 E. Cienega Avenue. drive.google.com/file/d/1pPV6...
HAA letter to Campbell, CA re proposed 40-unit housing development project at 1380-1400 W. Campbell Avenue. drive.google.com/file/d/1D7j_...
Public comment to Mill Valley, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed ADU at 288 East Blithedale Avenue. The City must approve the project ministerially and rather than hold a discretionary public hearing. drive.google.com/file/d/1TLO1...
Mill Valley - 288 E. Blithedale ADU - 27 Oct 2026.pdf
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Come join our team! CalHDF is looking for a Planner to help us enforce housing laws throughout California. calhdf.org/job-opportun...
Job Opportunity - Planner – CalHDF
The California Housing Defense Fund (“CalHDF”) is looking for a pro-housing, detail-oriented planner to join our team. This is a position in the Planning and Investigations program of the organization...
calhdf.org
HAA letter to Los Angeles County for today's BOS meeting re proposed 104-unit housing development project at 5034 Clydebank Avenue, which includes 16 low income units. drive.google.com/file/d/1zrpf...
Los Angeles County - 5034 Clydebank Avenue - HAA - BOS.pdf
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HAA letter to Corona, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 9-unit housing development project at River Road and Cota Street. drive.google.com/file/d/1jq1B...
Corona - River Road and Cota Street - HAA.pdf
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Coalition letter to HCD regarding Lemon Grove CA unlawful SB 79 walking path exclusions. drive.google.com/file/d/1xSwZ...
Lemon Grove - SB 79 - HCD .docx.pdf
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HAA letter to Sacramento, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 29-unit housing development project at 7615 Jacinto Road. drive.google.com/file/d/1vEBd...
HAA letter to Newport Beach, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 75-unit housing development project at 901 and 1001 Dove Street. drive.google.com/file/d/1-nHX...
HAA letter to Corona, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 9-unit housing development project at River Road and Cota Street. drive.google.com/file/d/1jq1B...
ADU ordinance comment to Barstow, CA for tonight's Council meeting. drive.google.com/file/d/10N0E...
Barstow - ADU Ordinance - 20 Oct 2026.pdf
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SB 330 letter to Truckee, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting. The proposed development code amendments are likely an illegal downzoning under SB 330. drive.google.com/file/d/1M5FG...
Truckee - SB 330 Letter - October 20th 2026.pdf
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HAA letter to Belmont, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 4-unit housing development project between 1328 and 1350 Old County Road. drive.google.com/file/d/1egGX...
HAA letter to San Jose, CA for today's Council meeting re proposed 276-unit housing development project at 470 West Carlos Street, which includes 14 very low-income units. drive.google.com/file/d/1n9kv...
ADU ordinance comment to Tuolumne County, CA for the 10/20/26 Board of Supervisors meeting. drive.google.com/file/d/1Gxu9...
Tuolumne - ADU Ordinance letter - 19 Oct 2026 - BOS.pdf
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Read another excellent piece from our summer legal intern, Obasi Shaw, JD/PhD student at Stanford, on how development impact fees (that can add up to $100k+ per unit) do more harm than good: calhdf.org/do-impact-fe...
Do Impact Fees Do More Harm Than Good? – CalHDF
This blog post was drafted by Obasi Shaw as part of his research during an internship with CalHDF this summer. We are excited that his work was also published on Ned Resnikoff’s blog, Public Comment, ...
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HAA letter to Saratoga, CA for the 10/14/26 Planning Commission meeting re proposed 69-unit Builder's Remedy project at 14076 Quito Road, which includes 14 low-income units. drive.google.com/file/d/1_GTY...
ADU ordinance comment to Montebello, CA for the 10/14/26 Council meeting. The ordinance violates numerous provisions of state law. drive.google.com/file/d/10Z__...
Montebello - ADU Ordinance - 13 Oct 2026.pdf
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HAA letter to San Bernardino, CA for the 10/13/26 Planning Commission meeting re proposed 42-unit housing development project at 405 & 431 San Felipe Road. drive.google.com/file/d/1Gvrd...
HAA letter to Campbell, CA for the 10/13/26 Planning Commission meeting re proposed 290-unit Builder's Remedy project at 635, 655, 675, and 695 Campbell Technology Parkway, which includes 58 low-income units. drive.google.com/file/d/14nhI...
