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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Joint letter to SANDAG regarding its draft SB 79 map. SANDAG must map Oceanside Transit Center as a Tier 1 TOD Stop and Solana Beach as a Tier 2 TOD Stop.
drive.google.com/file/d/1ARs4...
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SANDAG - SB 79 - 24 June 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ARs48cLtKKwqqnqLP63SJbwppbE-gkCF/view?usp=drive_link
about 7 hours ago
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SB 79 comment letter to Montebello, CA for tonight's Council meeting. The City's proposed moratorium on SB 79 projects will violate state law.
drive.google.com/file/d/1fJHS...
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Montebello - Joint SB 79 letter - 24 Jun 2026.docx.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fJHSvt6e-DxKiLTs3D1HOt0Hx__sEamu/view?usp=drive_link
about 7 hours ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Escondido, CA for tonight's Council meeting.
drive.google.com/file/d/1_VEn...
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Escondido - ADU ordinance comment - 24 June 2026 - CC.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_VEn3RLz775r_hwHsY-1isZ9BDXv8IwP/view?usp=drive_link
about 10 hours ago
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HAA letter to San Mateo, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 847-unit housing development project at 640-690 Concar Dr, which includes 186 low-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1rNRi...
1 day ago
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HAA letter to Truckee, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 62-unit housing development project at 10012 and 10090 Jibboom Street in Truckee, “Residences at Jibboom,” which includes 10 low-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1k-IJ...
1 day ago
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HAA letter to Hercules, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 180-unit Builder's Remedy project at 1601 Willow Avenue, which includes 18 very low-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1lYkB...
1 day ago
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HAA letter to Santa Ana, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 36-unit housing development project at 2100 W. Alton Ave, which includes 3 very low-income units and 3 moderate-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1bgjo...
2 days ago
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ADU ordinance letter to Alameda, CA for tonight's Planning Board meeting. The City should be applauded for allowing the separate sale of ADUs. However, the City may not apply tree ordinance or historic standards to 66323 ADUs.
drive.google.com/file/d/1P0av...
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Alameda - ADU Ordinance Letter - 22 June 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P0av7rRx7qETyIvMvPXbEOhdSGYutoDO/view?usp=drive_link
2 days ago
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HAA letter to Lafayette, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 315-unit housing development project at 3233 Deer Hill Rd.
drive.google.com/file/d/15J_A...
2 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Daly City, CA for tonight's Council meeting. The City may not impose design standards on 66323 ADUs.
drive.google.com/file/d/1FNWd...
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Daly City - ADU Ordinance - 22 June 2026 - CC.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FNWdvM9U9GujPtc0mBC3RC3WTkJDtzQX/view?usp=drive_link
2 days ago
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Joint SB 79 comment letter to Oceanside, CA for tonight's Council meeting. The proposed SB 79 ordinance violates state law in numerous ways, and the City is incurring significant legal risk by adopting the ordinance as written.
drive.google.com/file/d/18JhW...
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Oceanside - SB 79 - 17 June 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18JhWzdWQ55DJ_c8Bu9_6I_BAytmCrnvm/view?usp=drive_link
7 days ago
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HAA letter to Monterey Park, CA or tonight's Council meeting re proposed 159-unit housing development project at 601 Potrero Grande Drive, which includes 8 very low-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1T6_e...
7 days ago
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2x HAA letters to Chino, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting. Of note, the City will be violating state law if it denies the DBL concessions re utility undergrounding for each project.
7 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Oakland, CA for today's Council meeting. The City's proposed restrictions on 66323 ADUs violate state law, and the City may not use findings to evade compliance with state ADU law.
drive.google.com/file/d/10Dwy...
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Oakland - ADU Ordinance Letter - 16 June 2026 - CC.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Dwym72whUBO5Gt6JaUmQJ6mZlQQmzcD/view?usp=drive_link
8 days ago
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HAA letter to Salinas, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 88-unit, 100% affordable housing development project at 200 Casentini Street.
drive.google.com/file/d/1AIo6...
8 days ago
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HAA letter to Milpitas, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 134-unit housing development project at 600 Valley Way, which includes 20 moderate-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1KqTQ...
8 days ago
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HAA letter to Fullerton, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 32-unit Builder's Remedy project at 111 West Hermosa Drive, which includes 5 low-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Jg0x...
8 days ago
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HAA letter to San Mateo, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 232-unit housing development project at 220 W. 20th Avenue, which includes 23 units dedicated to very low-income households and eight units dedicated to moderate income households.
drive.google.com/file/d/1wbfO...
10 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Ceres, CA for tonight's Planning Commission. The City may not impose front setback or parking requirements on 66323 ADUs, nor may it impose size limits on detached 66323 ADUs on multifamily parcels.
drive.google.com/file/d/10wNs...
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Ceres - ADU Ordinance - 15 Jun 2026 - CC.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10wNsZ7zGeY53HKcjjYZduSXw67dv5tli/view?usp=drive_link
10 days ago
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SB 79 ordinance joint comment letter to Palo Alto, CA for the 6/15/26 Council meeting.
drive.google.com/file/d/1MhI9...
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Palo Alto - Joint SB 79 letter - 11 Jun 2026.docx.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MhI9XG2yyl4gvN0up-kHpQQc6llDcd6j/view?usp=drive_link
13 days ago
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HAA letter to Ventura, CA for the 6/11/26 Historic Preservation Committee meeting re proposed 20-unit housing development project at 624 N Ventura Avenue.
drive.google.com/file/d/1M8j3...
14 days ago
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Housing Element joint comment letter to Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting. The proposed amendment fails to satisfy basic requirements of the Housing Element Law.
drive.google.com/file/d/1wInj...
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Carmel - Housing Element amendments - PC - 10 Jun 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wInjZE0Gwb838Ch-Y7xcwlpsXFHOpu--/view?usp=drive_link
14 days ago
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HAA letter to Westminster, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 36-unit housing development project at 14201-14205 Willow Lane, which includes 3 very low-income units and two moderate-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1s4Rm...
14 days ago
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HAA letter to Saratoga, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 30-unit housing development project at 12230 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road, which includes 3 very low income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1uuX_...
14 days ago
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HAA letter to Escondido, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 94-unit housing development project at 510-520 W. Valley Parkway.
drive.google.com/file/d/1CgMz...
14 days ago
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SB 330 letter to Chowchilla, CA for today's Council meeting. The City should take care not to violate SB 330's downzoning prohibition when rezoning numerous parcels throughout the city.
drive.google.com/file/d/1KLu7...
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Chowchilla - SB 330 Letter - 9 Jun 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KLu7LYXpbvBDV2dO7TzPkJV4jWQOG4v2/view?usp=drive_link
15 days ago
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HAA letter to San Mateo, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 94-unit housing development project at 616 S. B Street, which includes 10 very low-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1PYPt...
15 days ago
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SB 79 ordinance joint comment letter to Beverly Hills, CA for tonight's Council meeting. The City's alternative plan violates state law by erasing thousands of units of capacity, prohibiting DBL height waivers, and dumping density on undevelopable land.
drive.google.com/file/d/1sJ2r...
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Beverly Hills - SB 79 Plan - 9 Jun 2026.docx.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sJ2roUF0k6fXUQlOk7K8jNv5kbtjNrz9/view?usp=drive_link
15 days ago
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HAA letter to Corte Madera, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 150-unit assisted living project at 56 Madera Boulevard.
drive.google.com/file/d/1kefr...
15 days ago
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Joint SB 79 ordinance letter to Pasadena, CA for tonight's Council meeting. The City has presented zero evidence that its zoning provides the required capacity for the temporary exclusion.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Lhlx...
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Pasadena - Joint SB 79 letter - 8 Jun 2026.docx.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lhlxyov7fc1AAvY7CABvhs4aTQ1Zdlq0/view?usp=drive_link
16 days ago
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HAA letter to Thousand Oaks, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 297-unit housing development project at 195 East Hillcrest Drive, which includes 25 low-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1HJtA...
16 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Santa Cruz County, CA for the 6/9/26 Board of Supervisors meeting. The County must amend its proposed ordinance to allow 66323 ADUs, as is required by state law and the County's housing element.
drive.google.com/file/d/1vmcX...
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Santa Cruz County - ADU Ordinance Comment - 8 Jun 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vmcXkdg3Qv4hZKXh9RCz-wzDai-hyDML/view?usp=drive_link
16 days ago
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Joint SB 79 letter with YIMBY Law and Californians for Homeownership to
@california-hcd.bsky.social
and
@sfgov.sf.gov
re SF's proposed alternative plan and industrial exemption, which do not comply with state law.
drive.google.com/file/d/195mZ...
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San Francisco - SB 79 - HCD - 4 Jun 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/195mZ0dq0K1w8akoPpnyIW4PtL9Wf_Znq/view?usp=drive_link
20 days ago
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ADU letter to Pomona, CA for tonight's Historic Preservation Commission meeting. The City may not require public review (including a Cert. of Appropriateness) for any ADU, nor may it require a 66323 ADU to adhere to local standards.
drive.google.com/file/d/1zzhq...
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Pomona - 573 E. McKinley Avenue - ADU Letter.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zzhq7kTzKAozgoimeOHDT9NO0-gLCF9_/view?usp=drive_link
21 days ago
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HAA letter to Glendale, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 87-unit housing development project at 3411-3427 Foothill Boulevard, which includes 9 very low income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1EvSe...
22 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Salinas, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting. The City may not impose front setbacks, underlying zoning standards, or parking requirements on 66323 ADUs.
drive.google.com/file/d/1l_B3...
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Salinas - ADU ordinance comment - 3 Jun 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l_B31D9jwpsqeFK_Y3GOuU8Koy9bBUmR/view?usp=drive_link
22 days ago
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HAA letter to Monterey Park, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 159-unit housing development project at 601 Potrero Grande Drive, which includes 8 very low-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/13FJ9...
22 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Murrieta, CA for tonight's Council meeting. The proposed design standards constitute an amendment to the City's ADU ordinance and violate state law in numerous ways.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Ymez...
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Murrieta - ADU ordinance comment - 2 Jun 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YmezgnSovRWwiIipgwFStks39PfKXU2Z/view?usp=drive_link
22 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Moraga, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting. The Town may not impose front setbacks on 66323 ADUs, nor may it impose owner-occupancy requirement on JADUs that have their own bathrooms.
drive.google.com/file/d/17vnt...
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Moraga - ADU ordinance comment - 2 Jun 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17vntW2nhQpat26pjdxv4B_sIsgQDOqyA/view?usp=drive_link
23 days ago
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SB 79 ordinance letter to Palo Alto, CA for tonight's Council meeting. The City may not use interim/urgency ordinances to implement the law, nor may it implement objective standards that prevent residential development at the required density.
drive.google.com/file/d/1mG4v...
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Palo Alto - Joint SB 79 letter - 1 Jun 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mG4vjVW0M8qXD2VCgOjV2b6gECoV8Zjc/view?usp=drive_link
23 days ago
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SB 79 comment to Burlingame, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed SB 79 alternative plan. The City is seeking to unlawfully thwart SB 79 by dumping density on the CalTrain Tracks, Washington Park, and High School.
drive.google.com/file/d/1cqLJ...
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Burlingame - SB 79 Plan - 1 Jun 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cqLJsKSy3gTIJ_1L4Oq0cs1h_w-7pMIh/view?usp=drive_link
23 days ago
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HAA letter to Cupertino, CA for the 6/2/26 Council meeting re proposed 27-unit housing development project at 10268 Bandley Drive, which includes 5 median- and moderate-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/132jw...
26 days ago
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Joint letter to SANDAG with YIMBY Dems of SD, YIMBY Law,
@circulatesd.bsky.social
and Californians for Homeownership re SB 79 implementation. The MPO must follow the law when creating its maps of eligible TOD areas.
drive.google.com/file/d/1pLS9...
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YIMBY Dems + CalHDF joint SANDAG Letter re SB79.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pLS9g6TbXhjLsd09ya731vpzA5DeNPO0/view?usp=drive_link
27 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Rancho Cordova, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting. The City may not apply local standards (e.g. parking, landscaping, front setbacks) to 66323 ADUs.
drive.google.com/file/d/1zc-w...
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Rancho Cordova - ADU Ordinance - 27 May 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zc-wjaAl82NiJpepwibnrJETBW_77cyb/view?usp=drive_link
29 days ago
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HAA letter to Milpitas, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 134-unit housing development project at 600 Valley Way, which includes 20 moderate-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1heZ1...
29 days ago
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HAA letter to Santa Ana, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed 274-unit housing development project at 2101 E. Fourth St. which includes 14 extremely low-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Zvew...
29 days ago
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HAA letter to Hercules, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed proposed 180-unit Builder's Remedy project at 1601 Willow Avenue, which includes 18 very low-income units.
drive.google.com/file/d/1VAri...
29 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to King City, CA for tonight's Council meeting.
drive.google.com/file/d/15Hi3...
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King City - ADU ordinance comment - 26 May 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Hi3NCBEVfZizeotBXZsYUj50ooWtDhH/view?usp=drive_link
29 days ago
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ADU ordinance comment to Escondido, CA for tonight's Planning Commission. The City has dramatically improved its ADU ordinance. However, it may not include provisions that allow staff to deny ADUs on a discretionary, case by case basis.
drive.google.com/file/d/1TtEs...
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Escondido - ADU ordinance comment - 26 May 2026.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TtEszw95x4Mou1t2KHZbKj2KR32vEO9J/view?usp=drive_link
29 days ago
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HAA letter to Los Angeles, CA for today's PLUM committee hearing re proposed 1,000-unit housing development project at 757 – 787 South Alameda Street.
drive.google.com/file/d/1jXsU...
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Los Angeles - 757–787 South Alameda Street - HAA - CC.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jXsU2shDhU0gQK3iJjnqS5J_7MHkn7VJ/view?usp=drive_link
30 days ago
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