The law firm of Aleshire & Wynder is seeking petitioners (cities, counties, and government agencies) to jointly file a legal action against the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
The New York Times followed up with a “Times Insider” column on June 12th. Reporter Sarah Bahr writes about her interview with journalist Connor Dougherty, author of the “Not in Her Backyard” profile of Catalysts’ founder Susan Kirsch.
Susan Kirsch is a 78-year-old retired teacher who lives in a small cottage home in Mill Valley, Calif., on a quiet suburban street that looks toward a grassy knoll. The cause that takes up most of her time, however, is fighting new development and campaigning for the right of suburban cities to have near total control over what gets built in them.
For decades, cities like San Francisco have issued new housing elements every ten years, and for decades they haven’t made much difference. The last version, approved in 2014, called for far more affordable housing than the city has funded and approved. Meanwhile, the city has authorized more luxury housing than the state says it needs.
Data shows that RHNA rules are just impossible without complete urban transformation. What was Wiener thinking?
If San Francisco is going to rely on private for-profit developers to build most of its new affordable housing through inclusionary mandates, the amount of new market-rate housing will have to more than triple what state currently requires.
How City Councils Can Join in the Lawsuits to Protect Against State Overreach. Pam Lee, Attorney with the law firm of Aleshire & Wynder, is representing cities with lawsuits against SB9 and the RHNA Audit. Register[...]
Catalysts Call September 13, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm A weekly Zoom call to talk about housing legislation and strategies to preserve local control Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85150172773?pwd=T3lvVC9TV24rcmdsRDdxSXVmeWJPQT09
Catalysts Call September 13, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm A weekly Zoom call to talk about housing legislation and strategies to preserve local control Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85150172773?pwd=T3lvVC9TV24rcmdsRDdxSXVmeWJPQT09
How CA’s Sixth Cycle RHNA was Rigged Michael Barnes, former Albany City Council member and School Board member, economic research analyst, and science editor/writer Register for the meeting at https://bit.ly/catalystsca2022
Catalysts Call September 13, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm A weekly Zoom call to talk about housing legislation and strategies to preserve local control Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85150172773?pwd=T3lvVC9TV24rcmdsRDdxSXVmeWJPQT09
Catalysts Call September 13, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm A weekly Zoom call to talk about housing legislation and strategies to preserve local control Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85150172773?pwd=T3lvVC9TV24rcmdsRDdxSXVmeWJPQT09
Housing Solutions and California’s Failed Housing Policies Bob Silvestri, president of Community Venture Partners and publisher of The Marin Post. Register for the meeting at https://bit.ly/catalystsca2022
Catalysts Call September 13, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm A weekly Zoom call to talk about housing legislation and strategies to preserve local control Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85150172773?pwd=T3lvVC9TV24rcmdsRDdxSXVmeWJPQT09
Catalysts Call September 13, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm A weekly Zoom call to talk about housing legislation and strategies to preserve local control Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85150172773?pwd=T3lvVC9TV24rcmdsRDdxSXVmeWJPQT09
Why Our City Decided to Join the Lawsuit Mike Griffiths, Torrance City Council member (Charter City) and founder of CA Cities for Local Control. Register for the meeting at https://bit.ly/catalystsca2022