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Is the Secret to Housing Affordability in California Buried in the Building Code?

05/14/2025

California lawmakers are considering a bill that would pause updates to state housing standards. Is the building code to blame for California’s housing crisis?

California Lawmakers Kill Bid to Force HOAs to Follow Open Meeting Laws

05/01/2025

A Republican bill to require more transparency from California’s 50,000 homeowners associations failed to advance out of committee despite bipartisan support.

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San Benito County Closer to Complying With State Housing Mandate

Lea este artículo en español aquí.San Benito County is one step closer to meeting one of California’s most important housing requirements: adopting a state-approved Housing Element as part of its General Plan. At an April 30 meeting, the county Planning …

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CEQA: The Surprising Story of CA’s Key Environmental Law

The California Environmental Quality Act, CEQA, is the state’s signature environmental legislation, and is also often named as the villain in the state’s housing shortage. But the story may not be that simple.

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Housing for Homeless Families Coming in September

Lea este artículo en español aquí.San Benito County is in the final stretch of completing a 16-unit housing development for homeless families, mostly funded by the state and located at the county-owned Migrant Center. Designed to help ease the county's …

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San Juan Planning Commission OKs Reports on 2025 Housing and Planning

Lea este artículo en español aquí.The San Juan Bautista Planning Commission has accepted the annual progress reports on how the city has implemented its General Plan and Housing Elements during the last calendar year. The San Juan Bautista City Council …

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San Benito County Behind in Planning Low Income Housing

Lea este artículo en español aquí.At the March 11 meeting of the San Benito County Board of Supervisors, Associate Planner Stephanie Reck delivered an update on the housing element of the county’s General Plan. While the county surpassed its goals …

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Hollister City Council Rescinds General Plan

Lea este artículo en español aquíOn March 3, the Hollister City Council unanimously voted to repeal the 2040 General Plan following a successful referendum effort by local activist group Hollister Guardians Action. The state-mandated General Plan serves as the city’s …

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San Benito County’s Delayed Housing Element Enables Developments on Rural and Ag Lands

Lea este artículo en español aquí.For more than a year, the housing element of San Benito County’s General Plan—which California cities and counties must submit to address housing needs—has been out of compliance. That has triggered a provision in state …

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New Homes on the Market in Hollister

Willow Landing—a new housing development touted by its developer as a tranquil home with convenient access to commercial amenities and urban opportunities—celebrated its grand opening in Hollister Feb. 1.

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Proposed West Hollister Apartment Complex Favors Low Income Residents

Lea este artículo en español aquí.A San Diego developer has submitted plans for a project called Baler Place, which would provide affordable housing for very low income households. It includes two three-story buildings with 53 apartments at 340 Bridgevale Road …

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Rescinding Hollister’s General Plan Could Trigger ‘Builder’s Remedy’

Lea este artículo en español aquí.For a year, Hollister has been susceptible to a provision of a state law, known as “the builder’s remedy,” which limits how much power local jurisdictions have over residential projects. Having the state approve the …

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