The Santa Monica City Council is poised to finalize its second attempt at this year’s Housing Element when it meets on Tuesday, June 21. The California Department of Housing and Community Development ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – On Monday, the California Department of Housing and Community Development found that the County of Santa Barbara's adopted housing element was in substantial compliance with ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The County is encouraging the public to participate in the analysis and identification of sites to ...

Belvedere has approved additional changes to its housing element and zoning laws following repeated failures to comply with state housing requirements. A housing element is a document required by ...

The Housing Element includes proposals to rezone property for housing development. Some residents have voiced concerns about a proposal to increase the density of housing allowed on a vacant parcel on ...

Marin County and its cities and towns are closing out their required zoning updates and preparing to implement updated housing elements. Housing elements are development blueprints the state requires ...

A California court recently struck down Redondo Beach’s nearly decade-long housing plan when it upheld a local developer’s challenge of the city’s home-building blueprint. The California Courts of ...

On October 10, 2025, the California Court of Appeal (Second Appellate District) reversed the trial court in New Commune DTLA LLC v. City of Redondo Beach (B336042). It was ruled that the City of ...

The California Department of Housing and Community Development certified the San Carlos Housing Element Thursday, April 25. The plan, which must be updated every eight years, addresses both the ...