Housing Element

Applicants could get “ministerial approval” in exchange for cutting building heights

700-acre business campus, heart of the global tech industry, has more than 150 firms

Missed deadline opened door for 30-plus builder’s remedy applications in rural areas

City streamlines process but pipeline runs dry, inspiring calls for “real talk” of reform

City had no market-rate apartment projects larger than 20 units break ground this year

Developers completed 1,200 units this year, while cranking up with more in the pipeline

OC city could lose state funding if it doesn’t certify strategy to build 13K homes

OC city has looming deadline for rezoning plan to accommodate 13K new homes

To reach state housing goals, changes must be “transformative rather than incremental”

New building incentives would put rent-stabilized buildings at risk of demolition 

City Council approves 15K homes, overruling issues of aviation noise and safety

City offers no-interest loans and technical support in pilot Backyard Builders Program

Court gives city “breathing room” in battle over mandate to build 13,000 homes by 2030

City logs 20 applications before state certifies housing plan for next eight years

SB 423 singles out the city with an expedited timeline for approvals, a win for YIMBYs

Housing update doesn’t include neighborhoods zoned for single-family houses

Half of units will be built at Sand Hill’s retail-to-residential project