Housing Element Letters and Resources

Housing Elements FAQ

Policy Resources

• Requirements and Best Practices for Housing Element Updates – Full Memo
• Requirements and Best Practices for Housing Element Updates – Checklist
• How to Be a Housing Element Hero

Comment Letters – City of Los Angeles

• Support for Equitable Distribution Approach, October 2020
• Opposition to Planning’s Initial Study, February 2021
• Site Inventory Deep Dive, February 2021

Comment Letters – All LA County cities

• View list here

Comment Letters – HCD

• Certified Elements Letter with YIMBY Law and California YIMBY, February 2021

Comment Letters – City of Santa Monica

• Opposition to Draft Site Inventory and Overall Approach, March 2021

Comment Letters – City of South Pasadena

• Opposition to Preliminary Sites Analysis, September 2020
• Opposition to Site Inventory Approach, March 2021