City staff recommend housing item removed from agenda
ENCINITAS — A recent inclusionary housing item discussed last month in the Encinitas Planning Commission is now being recommended to be removed from the agenda...
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Encinitas City Council to repeal housing ordinances inconsistent with state laws
ENCINITAS — The Encinitas City Council has agreed to repeal two ordinances passed in December 2020 that reportedly violate state housing laws. At a special...
Del Mar appears to avoid possible special election, negotiations continue
DEL MAR — While an agreement with the proponents of a referendum is not yet finalized, the city of Del Mar may have avoided a...
Del Mar council adopts Housing Element update despite frustrations
DEL MAR — As the state’s April 15 deadline looms, the Del Mar City Council voted to adopt a new update to the city’s 6th...
Encinitas joins state housing agency to help middle-income residents
ENCINITAS — The Encinitas City Council unanimously voted to join the California Community Housing Agency at last week’s council meeting. The agency will help the...
Encinitas Planning Commission approves Housing Element update
ENCINITAS — The Encinitas Planning Commission unanimously approved the city’s Housing Element update last Thursday, sending the plan to city representatives for adoption before the...
Escondido officials to revisit lack of inclusionary housing requirement
ESCONDIDO — The recent approval of 510 residential dwelling units in the Palomar Heights project caused some controversy among Escondido council members, interest groups and...
Encinitas advances draft Housing Element update
ENCINITAS — The Encinitas City Council and Planning Commission agreed to move forward with the Sixth Cycle Housing Plan Update at a special meeting held...
Vista’s Housing Element ready for state approval
VISTA — The city is ahead of where it must be to comply with the current Regional Housing Needs Assessment as directed by the state...
Pending litigation looms over Encinitas’ affordable housing plan
ENCINITAS — A three-way legal action, pitting the city and state governments against a private citizens’ group, will determine the fate of Encinitas’ practice of...
Newly seated Del Mar City Council to revisit looming housing penalties
DEL MAR — The newly comprised Del Mar City Council received a Dec. 14 primer on affordable housing planning, which rehearsed oft-cited risks of running...
California’s auditor calls for more state authority over affordable housing
REGION — In a recent report, California’s state auditor recommends new legislation to strengthen state oversight of municipalities’ land use and other policies relating to...
Carlsbad prepares affordable housing plan for state review
CARLSBAD — Carlsbad residents have until Dec. 14 to weigh-in on a draft affordable housing plan, including sites for potential future rezoning, before city staff...
Opponents of Del Mar re-zoning will get referendum
DEL MAR — A grassroots group of Del Mar residents gathered more than enough signatures to call a referendum on a lightning-rod rezoning decision by...
Vista ahead of state-mandated affordable housing goals
VISTA — Every city in the state is facing the challenge of providing more housing and faster than ever. In Vista, the City Council received...
