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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 ...

SCOTTS VALLEY— During its Wednesday meeting, the Scotts Valley City Council approved the city’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report, which will be submitted to the state. The report is required for ...

WATSONVILLE — With Watsonville’s Housing Element set to begin its sixth cycle this year, the Planning Commission took one last look at the final year of the previous Housing Element cycle before ...

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 ...

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 ...