Litigation Documents

This page contains links to documents and news articles related to the litigation by four charter and two general law cities  against SB-9 and the proposed litigation against HCD (Housing and Community Development) regarding the audit of the RHNA numbers.

Town Hall Series

• Part 1: Pam Lee on SB-9 and RHNA Lawsuits
  • Pam Lee Presentation (Video)
  • Pam Lee Slide Presentation  (PDF)
  • Susan Kirsch Presentation (PDF) (PowerPoint Slides)

SB-9 Resources

• SB9-Fact-Sheet
• SB9-Lawsuit-CharterCities-v-State-of-CA
• SB9-Lawsuit-GenLawCities-Press-Release
• Videos
  • Leimert Park, Heart of the LA Black Community (Video)
  • Kelly Seyarto, State Assembly member, remarks on SB9 (Video)
  • Kevin Kiley, State Assembly member, remarks on SB9 (Video)
  • Mike McGuire, State Senator,  comments on SB9 ‘affordability’ (Video)

RHNA Audit Resources

• RHNA-Audit
• RHNA-Audit-Fact-Sheet-2021
• RHNA Consequences of Noncompliance
• RHNA-Audit-Potential-Lawsuit-Info-Sheet

General References

• Embarcadero Institute – California’s 3.5 Million Housing Shortage Number Raises Questions
• Embarcadero Institute – Double Counting in the Latest Housing Needs Assessment