SV@Home: March 2022 HAC- Making Housing Elements Work: State Enforcement

Join SV@Home for a conversation about how the state will enforce housing element law, and what local advocates can do to help.

The Housing Element process is complex, and a critical investment of time and resources for addressing the housing crisis. The well-being of our Bay Area residents and the prosperity of our cities and communities depend on its success. We’ve seen over the course of the pandemic and even before that, that families are being displaced for lack of affordable housing, businesses are leaving, and people are being forced into homelessness. The Housing Element is an investment in protecting our communities’ future by planning for the needs of a diverse population and economy.

Now California has decided that this and other housing laws are too important not to get right, beefing up the enforcement division at the California Department of Housing and Community Development and adding a Housing Strike force in the Attorney General’s office. During this HAC, we will discuss the State’s strategies for making housing elements work through enforcement, and help you be fully equipped to make sure the Housing Element process in your city meets the standards it’s required to in as many ways as possible. Ensuring cities follow the law will result in a housing element that is more likely to achieve success in addressing the need for housing in your community!