The one thing that State and local governments can agree on in California is that the Golden State is in the midst of a dire housing crisis. But in its efforts to address the issue, Sacramento has come under fire by cities for what they describe as an unreasonable expectation of new housing over the next eight years. At the Oct. 13 Beverly Hills City Council Study Session, the Council moved to convene an ad hoc committee to explore an appeal of the number of units allocated to the City in its Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) number.
Every eight years, cities and jurisdictions around the State draft a new Housing Element, a part of the General Plan which considers the housing needs of the community and anticipates how that need will change. With the housing cycle slated to start again in 2021, localities across the State are preparing their Housing Elements for approval by the State.
