The state sued the Orange County city of Huntington Beach on Friday to force it to plan for more affordable housing, part of a campaign by Gov. Gavin Newsom to boost construction in California as residents grapple with soaring housing costs.
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The lawsuit was the first to be filed under a 2017 law, AB72, that authorized state housing officials to report cities and counties to the attorney general for legal action if they do not adequately plan for housing construction.
The action sends a stark message to communities like Huntington Beach that have not followed a state requirement to adopt a blueprint every five to eight years demonstrating how they will plan for regional housing needs for people across all income levels.
Sunday, January 27, 2019
State sues Huntington Beach over housing plan
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Affordable housing is a misnomer, and it describes low income restricted housing. News reports don't explain that California housing law requires certain percentages of housing, usually high density apartments to be build for very low and low income families. This restricted housing is based on income. It isn't the federal section 8 program. Cities must build 40%-50% of housing for low income to meeting state law or cities can be sued as Newsom is doing with Huntington Beach. State law requires that cities upzone properties to higher densities in the hope that the developer will build a few low income apartments among the many market rate apartments in the new developments. BUT, developers aren't required to build low income housing, while cities are prohibited from forcing the developers to build what the state wants in the high percentage of restricted income apartments. The last report (2017 or 2018) from the state HCD on cities building their required number of low income housing was that 95% of all cities in the state haven't built the state demanded numbers of low income housing. It isn't just Huntington Beach and not just 50 other cities. It is over 450 cities that haven't built what the state demands be built. The state has no concern for overbuilding, crowding of schools, not enough infrastructure. This "affordable" housing scam is great for the developers.
ReplyDeleteThe State doesn't give a shit about affordable housing. They just want more taxable units to prolong their culture of inflated salaries and pensions.
DeleteAnd our city doesn't give one, either. They're too busy playing footsie with developers to make affordable housing a real thing.
DeleteSacramento Uber Alles.
ReplyDeleteThe state's demand for cities to build "affordable housing" amounts to an unfunded mandate.
ReplyDeleteThe council like to write letters to Sac, they should support Huntington Beach and ask the Governor not to challenge these cities on your land use decisions. Can we get Tasha to fight against what the Governor is trying to do? Other members of the legislature are pushing back!
ReplyDeleteHorvath oppose the developers?! I guess you didn't notice who her campaign contributors were - the real estate industry and developers, among others. Tasha fight for Encinitas???? You are in a fantasyland!
DeleteOpportunistic clueless Tasha? LOL!
ReplyDeleteWell at least she's hot...and her husband isn't a cuckhold...
DeleteThat’s your tax dollars at work. 50 years of making developers rich, a housing crisis, and a burden to tax payers locally and at the state level. Time to bring in The feds to blow this scam up and send some fools to prison, just the like FBI is doing in Florida.
ReplyDeleteAnd there it is. This punk newsom that was voted in by brainless fools will continue to ruin California. He is using American tax payer money to help illegals. Impeach this commie punk before he does more damage. If any of you America hating pinheads voted for this clown.........this is on you. Fools
ReplyDeleteI'm more worried about the ruination of our beautiful towns and cities with Newsom being fed a load of BS by the BIA trolls.
DeleteSet aside your red scare-freak position and try to focus on what's real.
3:10 Is that your guy in the White House? How are he and the country doing?
DeleteWe're doing great thanks for asking. If you think that Europhobic cultural marxists with their socialist identity politics are going to create unity you'll be in for a very big surprise in 2020. MAGA ain't goin anywhere. Now go do the dishes you cuckhold!
DeleteCouncil, I voted for Newsom as Governor and I also for for you. All I expect from you is to write a joint letter to him opposing this lawsuit. This is the least you can do! If you can't do that, then we've all been fooled.
ReplyDeleteThe affordable housing provision is the result of lobbying by the building interests. It has nothing to do with accommodating those of a lower economic strata - everything jammed and crammed into the last open space or older neighborhoods will be sold at prevailing market rates. As someone observed, it is more to bolster the tax base revenue for the bloated salaries and pensions of the 'civil servants', while assuring the profits of their sponsors.
ReplyDeleteAnd we keep electing people who perpetuate the scam. Worse, we celebrate their being elected.
DeleteInteresting piece that puts the need for additional housing in perspective.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.marketplace.org/2019/01/29/economy/how-immigration-could-help-solve-problem-shrinking-american-labor-force
The "need" is a marketing ploy being pushed hard through influence and intimidation by the BIA. Common sense has nothing to do with the kind of money that's at stake by successfully perpetuating the fantasy of the so-called "crisis."
ReplyDeleteI agree with the above, look at Tasha Horvath donation list for the Assembly seat. It's the who's who of builders and union money. She is now OWNED!
ReplyDeleteI saw Blakespear laughing and dining with a developer the other week. I wish I was a fly on the wall!
ReplyDelete7:50 PM
ReplyDeleteWho was the developer?
I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's! His hair was perrrrrrrfect.......
ReplyDeleteHow many YEARS has Cal. had the H.E.? Where are the affordable housing statistics improving?
ReplyDeleteI don't know about the rest of you. But, I busted my ass to be able to afford a house in Encinitas. If someone else wants to live here, they need to work hard or move to an area they can afford. I lived in El Cajon, before I was able to move to Encinitas OR have the developers pay for it our of their large profits - it's that easy! I understand that some affordable housing is West of I-5. I live in Village Park, because I couldn't afford living on the West side. Don't use my taxes for affordable housing, unless your willing to send me back some of my money.
ReplyDeleteThat's right Mr. 11:50 AM - because given the choice you would be happy to trade places with those bums who get free housing on the beach! Just look what those ingrates are getting away with - they're housing is soooooo much better than yours and their life will be soo much better than yours, and their mere presence west of the 5 detracts so much from your quality of life - oh your poor suffering life..............
Delete12:23, you are a bitter hater married to a feminist that never makes you feel like the man you've always wanted to be, no fun sex, never any fun BJ's,just enough to keep you from running away, we feel your pain.
Delete8:52 - are you saying I'm a lesbian? But wait - BJ's? No, that's not possible - I think you have me all wrong......
Delete12:23 Why would you call them bums? 11:50 didn't! You're telling us a lot about yourself, that you would consider all those who can't afford to live next to the beach and apply for affordable housing bums. This is not true. These are good people that apply for this opportunity. The question is; should others who work hard be required to pay for it. 12:23, your what's wrong with the country that you have to spin information or call names to make your point. Stick to the facts!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, 3:41 - 12:23 here - 11:50 definitely considers these folks bums since in his eyes they're getting something without "deserving" it. I agree that hard work is a virtue, but monetary reward is certainly not the only way to reward that hard work. Are you saying that only people who are rewarded for hard work with money deserve to live on the coast? That kinda makes for a rather boring place to live, eh? Like eating the same meal day in and day out......
DeleteWhile Encinitas is hardly unique in California, being located in the now very populous north county and a very desirable place to live, housing prices have skyrocked in the last two decades even after climbing before that. More and more what you need to earn to live here has also climbed but many of the jobs that we have here haven't kept anywhere near what it takes to afford to live here. How do we claim to have a responsible climate action plan if we force most of our workers to live somewhere else and drive to work.
ReplyDeleteI'm not saying I like the state's current solution but I haven't seen anyone else come up with a better plan. If they do I'm all ears.
The state's plan isn't working so can't be called a "solution." And in case you have not been following Encinitas housing element update attempts: our city leaders are in lockstep with developers on scamming us over "affordable housing."
DeleteThe supposedly progressive council is as bad as any moneygrubbers out there, totally lacking in conscience and clearly unconcerned about making affordability real.
4:00 Stop population growth. Reverse the trend by reducing the fertility rate.
DeleteAgree entirely, 5:16. That was the Sierra Club's number one area of concern before it became part of the "sustainable" (live high, densely) movement. That's when I dropped my membership.
DeleteThere are too many of us. We're killing the planet.
DeleteI'm sorry to see u go!
DeleteWhen population growth goes negative the economy adjusts negatively. Incomes go down, property values go down, 401(k) investments go down, quality of life goes down. But that's not what people around here really want. What they really want is for their neighbor to leave town and take their house with them. Until they're the neighbor that has to leave, of course. I've been here since the '70's, so under this scheme I'm pretty safe for a while - most of Encinitas isn't. The state's plan doesn't work because the cities want no part of it, not because it's a bad plan. That said, if the cities were interested I bet Sacramento would have no problem with alternatives that fit within the box. The last time I checked, Encinitas stopped being a sleepy town when the Stones checked in to the Kraken for a few drinks....no matter what happens we all pine for yesteryear, but that's all it is - pining - time to embrace change and shape Encinitas to what we want it to be - and yes, someone has to build this stuff and most likely it will be a greedy developer (who lunches with Blakespear) or maybe a werewolf......
DeleteBirth rates have been steadily dropping over the years on its own but maybe you'd like to see us adopt the China policy of allowing only one child per family. Yeah, that will go over real well.
Delete9:20, one point you got wrong, at least for those of us locals that remember Encinitas being for surfers, hippies, spiritualists, and greenhouse farmers. You're pinning quality of life to material currency. I found it better to be poor as a kid in Encinitas than well off as an adult.
DeleteIf you take material wealth as your prime measure of quality of life, you might as well be from New York.
Some argue that the surfers, hippies, spiritualists, and greenhouse farmers from that era are still here but much wealthier. No one minds being poor when their a kid because the parents are doing all the heavy lifting. I certainly do not equate material wealth with quality of life - I believe they're mutually independent. Brings to mind the story of the Mexican fisherman:
Deletehttps://bemorewithless.com/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/
or Arnie saying his 2nd $40M made him no happier than his first.
My point is that Encinitas has gotten to a point of material homogeneity so why not use the HEU to break up that homogeneity and make this town more culturally, socially and income diverse. The vibe of the 60's & 70's will never come back, but it doesn't mean we can't create a more modern bohemian vibe. The people are coming no matter what we do, so why not?
The planet cannot sustain limitless population growth. Because there are too many people, we are killing the planet and the diversity of life on it. It's a suicidal trend, and the only way to reverse it is to greatly reduce the population. Government should not be accommodating population growth. It should be discouraging it.
ReplyDelete"Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist."
Though I agree with you I have to mention the forces that will counter exponential growth. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse include disease, war, famine, and death and one of these might prevail.
DeleteWe are heading for a Mad Max scenario.
DeleteRead this fellow from USB on populsation growth:
ReplyDeleteTrained as an ecologist and microbiologist, Hardin is best known for his pioneering 1968 essay, "The Tragedy of the Commons," which is widely accepted today as a fundamental contribution to ecology, population theory, economics, and political science. Or simply Google 'Garret Hardin population control.' BTW he thinks immigration is a terrible idea, but what does he know, he's only a renowned bioethicist and professor emeritus of human ecology.
You're right - what does he know? He favors sterilization as well as eugenics - and his thoughts on immigration are not exactly mainstream, favoring only immigration from "western" societies - but sure, he's only a renowned bioethicist and professor emeritus of human ecology!!
DeleteYup, Hardin is a full-time member of the James Watson school of racial bigotry. It's in his DNA.
DeleteThe essay cited is 51 years old. What's the thinking in 2019?
ReplyDeleteIs it true that Kellie, Catherine and Tony never brought a home, but just live in their parents home? That's affordable housing!
ReplyDeleteAdd departed Tasha to the list.
DeletePolitical grifters - all of them.
DeleteI think that Tony mentioned that he used to own a condo that he lost after he couldn't afford payments. If true, he was not alone, but people who live in family-owned housing have a different point of view than those who sacrificed and earned the money to buy their own.
DeleteCan you elaborate on that please? I can understand inheriting or living in a family home can lead to having a different point of view, but a point of view on what? Is that good or bad? Or does it matter? Could you also elaborate on sacrifice? Is that "doing without" in order to save for a house bit by bit, or is it putting in the hours and the work to get promoted and start cashing out stock options, even though you never really did "without"? mean, what are you really getting at here.......
DeleteCatherine lives in her Mom's house too. It's amazing that those who can't afford a home tell others what they need to do!
DeleteThe point, 3:37, is that their stake in what it took to get where they are is absent. They are not financially invested, which means they certainly do make decisions differently.
DeleteIt's clear they don't feel impacts to property and community character like the rest of us do. Just look at the cavalier attitude they exhibit in the face of resident testimony. Some of these residents can barely speak they're so upset, but these council members simply sit staring blankly and without any discernable reaction. They cannot relate. So yes, it does matter.
4:36 The only way you'll get the decisions you want is to make them yourself. Run for council, get elected, get the residents behind you, get two other council members to vote with you. Anything else is a waste of your time and effort.
DeleteYep, well that's in the works. Phony Tony, Dictator Blakespear, and whatever cliffs Hinze follows Blakespear off should make them ripe for the picking off.
DeleteTo 4:36 - maybe "the cavalier attitude they exhibit in the face of resident testimony" has nothing to do with their economic privilege. Maybe they just don't agree with you. To me it sounds like you picked an attribute you didn't like and ascribed it to a behavior you didn't like. Did Stocks live in his parents house? Dalager? Muir? Guerin? Bond? If in fact they did sacrifice to buy their house then how do you explain their behavior? What was the reason they couldn't relate?
DeleteBut they didn't sacrifice. Make PT's excuses all you want, he's headed for the door and hard hit to the rear on his way out.
Delete5:36 You don't get it. All the people you named are Republicans.
DeleteAhhhhhh....I see - if they're from the "otra lado" than any behavior is explained away by party affiliation, but if they're from the same party, well then...it must be their upbringing, privilege, education, mannerisms, DNA, whatever, anything but their political philosophy! As a die hard liberal from a die hard liberal family, this is the thing that most infuriates me about my liberal friends. I was taught liberals are reasonable, not dogmatic. Progressive not reactionary. Accept change, not resist it. Embrace, not shun. After all - that's what republicans are for!!
Delete(tongue in cheek my republican friends, tongue in cheek..)
9:33 Embrace change regardless of what it is? You can't be serious!
DeleteTricia Smith is her Blakespear's Mom and she is CRAZY! The crazyiness doesn't fall far from the nut house.
ReplyDeleteTricia Smith fought against the Encinitas Community Park and is now fighting the Cardiff School District on their remodel. She is a little goofy. Nice way of saying crazy.
ReplyDeleteThe mother is not dictatorially directing Encinitas' future, the daughter is, so who cares about Smith?
DeleteWhen she first joined the council she complained that they were not voting unanimously. That was the first sign of trouble. She was and is clearly confused about a council member's purpose. It is not to vote unanimously (although she now has her wish fulfilled), it is to safeguard and represent residents.
There is no question that she has an agenda, believes she knows better than residents what they want and is best for them, and feels no compunction over stepping on said residents to justify her ends.
Ah, but the mother, Smith, is running the show, as well as Catherine's father who lives in Del Mar.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I hear, they both take a far back seat to Marco G's part in her decisions and attitudes.
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