Litigation Over Housing Elements Focuses on Peninsula

Josh Stephens
Feb 14, 2023
4 min read

Updated: Feb 7

Two weeks ago, dozens of Bay Area jurisdictions failed, in one way or another, to meet the state-mandated deadline for adopting housing elements compliant with the sixth cycle of the Regional Housing Needs Assessment process and certified by the Department of Housing and Community Development.

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