In the latest ruling against a municipality, a Los Angeles judge said La Cañada Flintridge must move forward with a builder's remedy project because -- in his judgment -- the city did not have a compliant housing element when it refused to process the project. It's one of two lawsuits against the city on the same project.

After losing in appellate court and with a trial looming, the Fresno-area city reaches a wide-ranging settlement agreement including upzoning, inclusionary housing, a housing trust fund, and more.

But judge also says that, in the Coastal Zone at least, builder's remedy is overridden by zoning.

The state's action on housing has focused on making entitlements easier to get. But housing production hasn't gone up. Maybe there aren't enough developers and planners left in the state to get the job done.

The ruling came after HCD rejected the city's housing element for a third time. The city's attorney says Beverly Hills is appealing the case and therefore the suspension won't go into effect immediately.

But in a case from Redondo Beach, the L.A. County Superior Court judge also ruled that the vote requirement is pre-empted by state law. 

City claims it just didn't have enough planning capacity to meet RHNA deadlines.

City claims HCD has no legal authority to approve housing elements -- and also claims the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling knocks out AFFH argument

Orange County judge sides with city in homebuilder's attempt to develop golf course property. City says Lennar's builder's remedy application is incomplete

Because 40 rent-stabilized apartments would be eliminated by construction of a new hotel, an appellate court ruled that the city cannot ignore the goals and policies in its own housing element.