California Housing Defense Fund
@housingdefense.bsky.social
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Formerly known as CaRLA, suing cities since 2016
https://calhdf.org/
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Hi new followers! If you are wondering what all these random tweets about legal letter are, let us explain. We are a legal advocacy org that monitors local governments throughout California. The letter we send are our first step to ensure that cities implement state housing reforms properly.
over 1 year ago
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Public comment to Los Altos Hills, CA for today's Council meeting re proposed General Plan amendment and zoning text amendment, which both fail to comply with Housing Element law, fair housing law, and binding caselaw.
drive.google.com/file/d/19Ehe...
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Los Altos Hills - Comment on April 2026 rezoning and GP amendment - 29 Apr 2026.docx.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19Ehes5uliLd5E8K13TJn9pBBENa-v2GU/view?usp=drive_link
4 days ago
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HAA letter to Palo Alto, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 16-unit housing development project at 4103 Old Trace Road, which includes one unit affordable to moderate-income households.
drive.google.com/file/d/1LYHc...
4 days ago
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HAA letter to Sacramento, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 332-unit housing development project at 320-350 Alhambra Boulevard, which is 100% affordable at the moderate income level.
drive.google.com/file/d/1rUrv...
5 days ago
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HAA letter to Orange, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 15-unit housing development project at 715 W. Fletcher Ave, which includes one very low-income unit.
drive.google.com/file/d/1l-9i...
5 days ago
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HAA letter to San Mateo, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 10-unit housing development project at 2015 Pioneer Court, which includes one moderate-income unit.
drive.google.com/file/d/1SUOY...
5 days ago
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HAA letter to San Jose, CA for today's Council meeting re proposed 108-unit Builder's Remedy project at 5670 Camden Ave.
drive.google.com/file/d/1kevq...
5 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment San Pablo, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting. The City is making great progress with its ADU ordinance, but it must be amended to grant parking exemptions to all types of 66323 ADUs.
drive.google.com/file/d/1zFnL...
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San Pablo - ADU Ordinance - 28 Apr 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zFnL0ZGmLuRlxWaaGQYxuqJooa1MMY_g/view?usp=drive_link
5 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Escondido, CA for the 4/28/26 Planning Commission meeting. The proposed ordinance is a dramatic improvement over the City's current ADU code.
drive.google.com/file/d/1eFJi...
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Escondido - ADU ordinance comment - 27 Apr 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eFJiQrktdI9TE_906iaVrz4UBPY_sjlg/view?usp=drive_link
6 days ago
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SB 79 ordinance comment to Menlo Park, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting. The City is proposing to illegally exclude the ECR NE-R zoning district from the provisions of SB 79.
drive.google.com/file/d/1pL6I...
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Menlo Park - SB 79 exclusions - 27 Apr 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pL6IQ3uUb2xZOZtdOGmgCGlBa7vccDYz/view?usp=drive_link
6 days ago
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HAA letter to Lafayette, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 48-unit, 100% affordable housing development project at 949 Moraga Road.
drive.google.com/file/d/1hya7...
6 days ago
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HAA letter to Santa Clara County, CA for the 4/23/26 Planning Commission hearing re proposed 10-unit Builder's Remedy project at 3193 McKee Road, which includes one moderate income unit.
drive.google.com/file/d/1tLGx...
11 days ago
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HAA letter to Seaside, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 5-unit housing development project at 340 Amador Ave.
drive.google.com/file/d/1BeNz...
11 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to San Gabriel, CA for tonight's Council meeting. This is the least objective ADU ordinance we've seen in the last two years.
drive.google.com/file/d/1G-bu...
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San Gabriel - ADU Ordinance - 21 Apr 2026 - CC.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G-buX7LJJHpbJW60RDQtgFGNYFRbMlan/view?usp=drive_link
12 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Truckee, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting. The Town may not impose local standards, such as front setbacks, on 66323 ADUs.
drive.google.com/file/d/1MYN0...
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Truckee - ADU Ordinance - 21 Apr 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MYN0XRb032vLMUkAmA3o9dHK3Dy741S9/view?usp=drive_link
12 days ago
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HAA letter to Tehachapi, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 96-unit housing development project at the northwest corner of Pinon Street and Applewood Drive.
drive.google.com/file/d/1-zc_...
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Tehachapi - Pinon 96 - HAA.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-zc_hTglwT6LSrqLzqHh6Vfc5GtwgCDA/view?usp=drive_link
13 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Ripon, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting. The City must allow one conversion ADU and one new, detached ADU per single-family parcel pursuant to Gov. Code, § 66323, subd. (a).
drive.google.com/file/d/1lwDn...
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Ripon - ADU Ordinance Letter - 20 Apr 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lwDnZEJpyVB5hKmXt7XtXjtqket-DY1S/view?usp=drive_link
13 days ago
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Comment letter to Duarte, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting. The City may not apply its proposed design standards to ADUs on multifamily parcels developed pursuant to Gov. Code, § 66323.
drive.google.com/file/d/1s96Y...
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Duarte - ADU Ordinance Letter - 20 Apr 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s96Y5W9lOn1RJ8WeEXDF2145vz8ezWxJ/view?usp=drive_link
13 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Los Altos Hills, CA for tonight's Council meeting. The Town may not impose impact fees on ADUs 750 sf or fewer in size.
drive.google.com/file/d/1XoDD...
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Los Altos Hills - ADU ordinance - 16 Apr 2026 - CC.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XoDDsTclaemKc0AC8MQ4I7BymWD74kU7/view?usp=drive_link
17 days ago
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HAA letter to San Diego, CA for the 4/16/16 Planning Commission meeting re proposed 985-unit housing development project at 7020 Airway Road, which includes 26 very low-income units and 62 low-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1De0n...
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San Diego - 7020 Airway Road - HAA.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1De0nM8kb6MOesGsDWeUrPtLiyq2XMtIO/view?usp=drive_link
18 days ago
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HAA letter to Farmersville, CA for the 4/15/16 Planning Commission meeting re proposed 16-unit housing development project on the west side of Rose Avenue between Visalia Road and Sycamore Street.
drive.google.com/file/d/1aDik...
19 days ago
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HAA letter to Morgan Hill, CA for the 4/15/16 Council meeting re proposed 100-unit, 100% affordable housing development project at 17910 and 17920 Monterey Road.
drive.google.com/file/d/1vZJI...
19 days ago
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HAA letter to Los Altos, CA for the 4/14/26 Council meeting re proposed 9-unit housing development project at 901 Fremont Avenue.
drive.google.com/file/d/1W4C9...
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Los Altos - 901 Fremont Avenue - HAA Letter.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W4C98sQNSHplh1vFyWxtRMAJG6QrAetz/view?usp=drive_link
20 days ago
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HAA letter to Palo Alto, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 321-unit Builder's Remedy project at 3606 El Camino Real, which includes 38 units affordable to low-income households.
drive.google.com/file/d/10hk2...
20 days ago
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Comment letter to San Francisco Board of Supervisors for the 4/13/26 Land Use committee meeting re proposed SB 79 Alternative Plan ordinance. The City may not forbid the use of the Density Bonus Law on parcels it is upzoning to qualify for an Alternative Plan.
drive.google.com/file/d/1s2zp...
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San Francisco - SB 79 - 10 Apr 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s2zpVQw8kBVt0lc0-Zy8in6n4LVWtVqh/view?usp=drive_link
23 days ago
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Proof that monitoring and enforcement gets results: in 2024, Pismo Beach, CA approved a permit for RV storage on a site that the City had planned for 43 lower-income units in its Housing Element site inventory, without making up for the capacity elsewhere. 1/4
26 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Simi Valley, CA for the 4/8/26 Planning Commission hearing. The City may not impose size limits on ADUs developed on multifamily parcels pursuant to Gov. Code, § 66323, subds. (a)(3) or (a)(4).
drive.google.com/file/d/1iIbw...
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Simi Valley - ADU Ordinance - 7 April 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iIbwKW1xajh4d7n49A2cFF8iIvMuS62D/view?usp=drive_link
26 days ago
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HAA letter to Walnut Creek, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 422-unit Builder's Remedy project at 2775–2855 Mitchell Drive, 2730–2880 Shadelands Drive, and a portion of 2125 Oak Grove Road, which includes 55 low-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1N19V...
26 days ago
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HAA letter to San Ramon, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 426-unit housing development project at 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road.
drive.google.com/file/d/171iy...
26 days ago
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HAA letter to Fontana, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 59-unit housing development project located at 14335 Foothill Boulevard.
drive.google.com/file/d/1VNb5...
26 days ago
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HAA letter to Cupertino, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 122-unit housing development project at 20807, 20813, 20823 & 20883 Stevens Creek Blvd, which includes 24 median- and moderate-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Yycy...
26 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Red Bluff, CA for the 4/7/26 Council meeting. The City may not impose parking requirements on section 66323 ADUs.
drive.google.com/file/d/1KpGS...
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Red Bluff - ADU Ordinance - 6 April 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KpGSsvqNYPMaiayPB_alBbPb6HfDHLwA/view?usp=drive_link
27 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Palmdale, CA for the 4/7/26 Council meeting. The City may not impose size limits on detached 66323 ADUs on multifamily parcels.
drive.google.com/file/d/15XpG...
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Palmdale - ADU Ordinance - 6 April 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15XpGv7wV5thlKFb7YG5MwnHXhQRCd6FT/view?usp=drive_link
27 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Suisun City, CA for the 4/7/26 Council meeting. The City's ordinance imposes unlawful size restrictions on ADUs developed pursuant to Government Code section 66323, subdivisions (a)(1), (a)(3), and (a)(4).
drive.google.com/file/d/1_nq-...
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Suisun City - ADU Ordinance - 6 April 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_nq-Ttz2ECsMW0kuRHbwxh-VUV9cET2b/view?usp=drive_link
27 days ago
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HAA letter to West Hollywood, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 126-unit housing development project at 7811 Santa Monica Blvd, 1114 North Orange Grove Ave, and 1125 North Ogden Dr, which includes ten very low-income units and ten moderate-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1xPcv...
27 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment letter to Pleasant Hill, CA for tonight's Council meeting. The City may not require applicants to place a deed restriction on their property in order receive a building permit for an ADU.
drive.google.com/file/d/1bPTj...
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Pleasant Hill - ADU ordinance comment - CC - 6 April 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bPTjWBicCUgC-qxQmR-2xLAeBGFMhVTC/view?usp=drive_link
27 days ago
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The City of Brisbane's proposed residential moratorium in the NCRO-2 zoning district, calendared as item I for tonight's Council meeting, would violate SB 330 and Housing Element Law.
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Brisbane - NCRO-2 moratorium - SB 330 letter.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rpmq9JwyHkTqQCjVz2In6v1Qh2PSZRWs/view?usp=drive_link
about 1 month ago
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HAA letter to Newport Beach, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 100-unit housing development project at 1500 Quail Street.
drive.google.com/file/d/1kNcv...
about 1 month ago
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Public comment to Cupertino, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 40-unit, 100% affordable, supportive housing project for the developmentally disabled on Mary Avenue, APN 326 27 053. Housing Element law obliges the City to approve the project.
drive.google.com/file/d/1IO02...
about 1 month ago
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HAA letter to Antioch, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 183-unit, 100% affordable senior housing development project “Wildflower Senior Apartment Project” at the southeastern corner of Hillcrest Avenue and Wildflower Drive.
drive.google.com/file/d/1UWPx...
about 1 month ago
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HAA letter to Cupertino, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 51-unit housing development project at 10857, 10867, 10877, and 10887 Linda Vista Drive, which includes 10 median- and moderate-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1oCG0...
about 1 month ago
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HAA letter to Temecula, CA for the 4/1/26 Planning Commission meeting re proposed 26-unit housing development project at 28717 Pujol Street, which includes three very low-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1VLDz...
about 1 month ago
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4x public comments to Los Angeles, CA for the 3/26/26 City Planning Commission hearing:
about 1 month ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Adelanto, CA for tonight's Council meeting. The City must abide by the provisions of Gov. Code, § 66323 and it also may not require owner occupancy for JADUs that have their own bathrooms pursuant to AB 1154.
drive.google.com/file/d/1G2Bu...
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Adelanto - ADU Ordinance - 25 March 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G2But5Er5ayEntbxL0bvjvEE9SEWOMZe/view?usp=drive_link
about 1 month ago
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Joint letter to
@california-hcd.bsky.social
regarding the Department's approval of SB 79 Alternative Plans: -Cities with approved Alternative Plans may not deny height waivers pursuant to the Density Bonus law -Alternative Plans must accommodate the proposed density
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Joint Letter - SB 79 Implementation - Alternative Plans.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vp7momESq5mQatdRKjrgNWUo7eEFp5ty/view?usp=drive_link
about 1 month ago
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ADU ordinance letter to Azusa, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting. Pursuant to AB 1154, the City may not require owner occupancy for JADUs that have their own bathrooms.
drive.google.com/file/d/1UfFm...
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Azusa - ADU Ordinance - 25 March 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UfFmlZfaunudTmaXDbvgqRja2cQY3HBt/view?usp=drive_link
about 1 month ago
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HAA letter to San José, CA for the 3/25/26 Planning Director hearing re proposed 60-unit Builder's Remedy project, including 8 low-income units, located at 1175-1199 Saratoga Avenue.
drive.google.com/file/d/1yHhJ...
about 1 month ago
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HAA letter to Beverly Hills, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 200-unit Builder's Remedy project at 8844 Burton Way, which includes 14 extremely low-income units and eight moderate-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1HCc9...
about 1 month ago
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HAA letter to San Mateo, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 181-unit housing development project at 715 N. San Mateo Drive, which includes 19 very low-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Be8Y...
about 1 month ago
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HAA letter to Sunnyvale, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 370-unit housing development project at 510 and 920 De Guigne Drive, which includes 49 moderate-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Roce...
about 1 month ago
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HAA letter to Cupertino, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 122-unit housing development project at 20807, 20813, 20823 & 20883 Stevens Creek Blvd, which includes 24 median- and moderate-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1NBW_...
about 1 month ago
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