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 Beverly Hills

• Opposition to Draft Housing Element, June 2021

Comment Letters – City of Burbank

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

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 – Los Angeles County

• Concerns about Draft Site Inventory, April 2021
• Opposition to Draft Housing Element, July 2021

Comment Letters – All LA County cities

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Comment Letters – HCD

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

Comment Letters – City of Redondo Beach

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

Comment Letters – City of Santa Monica

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

Comment Letters – City of South Pasadena

• Opposition to Preliminary Sites Analysis, September 2020
• Opposition to Site Inventory Approach, March 2021
• Letter to HCD, Opposition to Draft Housing Element, April 2021

Comment Letters – City of Whittier

• Letter to HCD, Opposition to Draft Housing Element, June 2021