In La Habra, the City Council delegated final approval of the housing element -- after negotiations with HCD -- to the city manager and didn't hold a final public hearing. An appellate court says that's fine.

Although an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is still possible, the reluctant city might finally have to adopt a housing element.

City backed off of appeal after judge ordered that a $14 million bond be posted. 

SB 158, which lifts the CEQA exemption for some projects, apparently applies only to one project in the entire state: a proposed eight-story apartment building behind the iconic Santa Barbara Mission.

Redondo Beach's residential overlay on commercial and industrial land doesn't meet legal requirements for a housing element site because there's no guarantee housing will be built, court says.

As part of a legal settlement with the state, the city repealed a moratorium and also agreed to greater oversight by HCD.

In a small town in Kern County, a water district is using California Environmental Quality Act litigation to fight the city's plans to create more housing as required by the Regional Housing Needs Allocation process. 

Despite a vote requirement ordinance for major General Plan amendments, Housing Element did not have to be submitted to the voters.

Judge rejects several arguments and tells the city to adopt a housing element by September.

The state recently approved Beverly Hills' housing element, bringing a contentious situation to a close. Most other housing elements have also been approved and the state is negotiating with the remaining cities and counties to reach agreement.