Dylan Casey
@caseydyl.bsky.social
ED of CalHDF.org. May post about housing, other stuff once I figure out how this place works.
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Please call the Governor and ask him to sign SB 79!
(916) 445-2841
(916) 445-2841
September 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Please call the Governor and ask him to sign SB 79!
(916) 445-2841
(916) 445-2841
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Follow up - Santa Clarita approved this housing development in part because of our HAA letter. Our "not-so-thinly veiled threat" to the city simply informed them that they should approve a housing development on a site they zoned for housing development.
signalscv.com/2025/08/our-...
signalscv.com/2025/08/our-...
September 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Follow up - Santa Clarita approved this housing development in part because of our HAA letter. Our "not-so-thinly veiled threat" to the city simply informed them that they should approve a housing development on a site they zoned for housing development.
signalscv.com/2025/08/our-...
signalscv.com/2025/08/our-...
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HAA letter to Beverly Hills, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 52-unit residential building at 412 North Oakhurst Drive, which includes 12 units located within Beverly Hills and 40 units located in Los Angeles.
drive.google.com/file/d/1o7dE...
drive.google.com/file/d/1o7dE...
August 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
HAA letter to Beverly Hills, CA for tonight's Council meeting re proposed 52-unit residential building at 412 North Oakhurst Drive, which includes 12 units located within Beverly Hills and 40 units located in Los Angeles.
drive.google.com/file/d/1o7dE...
drive.google.com/file/d/1o7dE...
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In the first half of 2025, CalHDF influenced over 20,000 new homes throughout California! Read our midyear enforcement report to learn more about how we advocate for housing growth throughout the state. calhdf.org/calhdf-midye...
CalHDF Midyear Enforcement Report – CalHDF
We at CalHDF have been hard at work enforcement state housing laws so far in 2025. This report outlines our work on enforcing state housing laws so far in 2025. While covering almost the entire state ...
calhdf.org
July 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
In the first half of 2025, CalHDF influenced over 20,000 new homes throughout California! Read our midyear enforcement report to learn more about how we advocate for housing growth throughout the state. calhdf.org/calhdf-midye...
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Letter to Sausalito, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed objective design standards, which will violate numerous sections of state law if adopted as proposed.
@agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov @california-hcd.bsky.social
drive.google.com/file/d/1-Veg...
@agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov @california-hcd.bsky.social
drive.google.com/file/d/1-Veg...
Sausalito - Obj. Standards Letter - PC - 19 Feb 2025.pdf
drive.google.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Letter to Sausalito, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed objective design standards, which will violate numerous sections of state law if adopted as proposed.
@agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov @california-hcd.bsky.social
drive.google.com/file/d/1-Veg...
@agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov @california-hcd.bsky.social
drive.google.com/file/d/1-Veg...
Los Altos Hill proposes tomorrow to continue its long history of excluding poor people by denying a project that would bring it the first low income homes ever constructed.
HAA letter to Los Altos Hills, CA re proposed 55 and 57 dwelling unit "builder's remedy" projects located at 10728 and 10758 Mora Dr, respectively, for tonight's Council meeting.
@california-hcd.bsky.social
drive.google.com/file/d/1_dTO...
@california-hcd.bsky.social
drive.google.com/file/d/1_dTO...
Los Altos Hills - 10728 and 10758 Mora Drive - HAA-BR Letter.pdf
drive.google.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Los Altos Hill proposes tomorrow to continue its long history of excluding poor people by denying a project that would bring it the first low income homes ever constructed.
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California YIMBY's Victory Party is tonight in SF!
I hope to see you there.
If ability to pay is an issue, DM me.
secure.actblue.com/donate/victo...
I hope to see you there.
If ability to pay is an issue, DM me.
secure.actblue.com/donate/victo...
RSVP for our Victory Party on Dec. 12!
Join us in SF for drinks and food to celebrate our housing victories this year!
secure.actblue.com
December 12, 2024 at 6:10 PM
California YIMBY's Victory Party is tonight in SF!
I hope to see you there.
If ability to pay is an issue, DM me.
secure.actblue.com/donate/victo...
I hope to see you there.
If ability to pay is an issue, DM me.
secure.actblue.com/donate/victo...
It would not be hard to propose a set of policies that would yield 82k units of housing for SF in eight years, the number seems "impossible" because SF is choosing not to implement those policies. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...
S.F. has the same housing goals as New York City — which is 10 times its size
San Francisco has the same housing goals as New York City — which is 10 times its size. Housing experts wonder if the number is ambitious or absurd.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:56 PM
It would not be hard to propose a set of policies that would yield 82k units of housing for SF in eight years, the number seems "impossible" because SF is choosing not to implement those policies. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...
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Honestly, underwhelming at best. Legislators are still too scared to make it easier to radically build homes in high demand areas. Five years remain until California loses multiple House seats and electoral college votes to Texas and Florida. Get your fucking act together.
California legislators introduced about 100 bills at their brief Dec. meeting, rest to come in 2025. Housing highlights:
AB1: Wildfire Insurance
AB6: Building code for 3-10 unit apartments
AB11: Social Housing
AB36: Housing elements
AB57: Homebuying assistance for descendants of slaves
1/ #CALeg
AB1: Wildfire Insurance
AB6: Building code for 3-10 unit apartments
AB11: Social Housing
AB36: Housing elements
AB57: Homebuying assistance for descendants of slaves
1/ #CALeg
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
December 6, 2024 at 5:59 AM
Honestly, underwhelming at best. Legislators are still too scared to make it easier to radically build homes in high demand areas. Five years remain until California loses multiple House seats and electoral college votes to Texas and Florida. Get your fucking act together.
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This #GivingTuesday support CalHDF as we work to make lasting impacts to improve the affordability and accessibility of housing to current and future Californians. Together, we can make a difference. Donate today!
calhdf.org/donate/
calhdf.org/donate/
December 3, 2024 at 9:42 PM
This #GivingTuesday support CalHDF as we work to make lasting impacts to improve the affordability and accessibility of housing to current and future Californians. Together, we can make a difference. Donate today!
calhdf.org/donate/
calhdf.org/donate/
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Want to focus on how to fix California's housing shortage, rather than everything else? Join CalHDF on Thursday in Berkeley for our annual Holiday Soirée!
www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-holid...
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2024 Holiday Soiree
Get ready to celebrate the 2024 Holiday Soiree, a fabulous in-person event filled with festive cheer, delicious food, and housing champions!
www.eventbrite.com
November 19, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Want to focus on how to fix California's housing shortage, rather than everything else? Join CalHDF on Thursday in Berkeley for our annual Holiday Soirée!
www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-holid...
www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-holid...
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Looking to meet some local Bay Area folks working on fixing our state's housing crisis? Join CalHDF for our annual Holiday Soirée next Thursday at Cornerstone Cafe in Berkeley!
www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-holid...
www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-holid...
2024 Holiday Soiree
Get ready to celebrate the 2024 Holiday Soiree, a fabulous in-person event filled with festive cheer, delicious food, and housing champions!
www.eventbrite.com
November 14, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Looking to meet some local Bay Area folks working on fixing our state's housing crisis? Join CalHDF for our annual Holiday Soirée next Thursday at Cornerstone Cafe in Berkeley!
www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-holid...
www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-holid...
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"Middle Housing" - ink and watercolor
Please email council@berkeleyca.gov and ask for a Yes vote on Middle Housing to allow small apartment buildings in most residential zones. It'd help solve our housing shortage and create modern, energy efficient & accessible buildings in all neighborhoods.
Please email council@berkeleyca.gov and ask for a Yes vote on Middle Housing to allow small apartment buildings in most residential zones. It'd help solve our housing shortage and create modern, energy efficient & accessible buildings in all neighborhoods.
November 10, 2024 at 5:28 AM
"Middle Housing" - ink and watercolor
Please email council@berkeleyca.gov and ask for a Yes vote on Middle Housing to allow small apartment buildings in most residential zones. It'd help solve our housing shortage and create modern, energy efficient & accessible buildings in all neighborhoods.
Please email council@berkeleyca.gov and ask for a Yes vote on Middle Housing to allow small apartment buildings in most residential zones. It'd help solve our housing shortage and create modern, energy efficient & accessible buildings in all neighborhoods.
One additional point on this: voters say that the the economy was the most important issue and that likely means inflation. Housing in the largest single contributor to inflation, and the largest single expense for nearly all families.
November 9, 2024 at 5:35 PM
One additional point on this: voters say that the the economy was the most important issue and that likely means inflation. Housing in the largest single contributor to inflation, and the largest single expense for nearly all families.
Being pro-housing should involve actually producing new homes.
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
www.sfchronicle.com
October 25, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Being pro-housing should involve actually producing new homes.
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
Things that will be illegal in Sausalito if this is enacted:
Housing that blocks an existing private or public view of iconic features (bridges, SF skyline, Mt Tam) by more than 5%.
Housing that blocks an existing private or public view of iconic features (bridges, SF skyline, Mt Tam) by more than 5%.
Letter to Sausalito, CA for tonight's Planning Commission meeting re proposed objective development standards and zoning text amendment, which would violate housing element law, SB 330, and SB 478, and other state laws.
drive.google.com/file/d/1ja5r...
drive.google.com/file/d/1ja5r...
Sausalito - Obj. Standards Letter - 23 Oct 2024.pdf
drive.google.com
October 24, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Things that will be illegal in Sausalito if this is enacted:
Housing that blocks an existing private or public view of iconic features (bridges, SF skyline, Mt Tam) by more than 5%.
Housing that blocks an existing private or public view of iconic features (bridges, SF skyline, Mt Tam) by more than 5%.
Across three projects, @housingdefense.bsky.social has gotten 532 new low-income homes approved in Novato using AB 2011. Since 2018, all of Marin County has permitted less than 1000 low income units, and actually built just over 500.
October 23, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Across three projects, @housingdefense.bsky.social has gotten 532 new low-income homes approved in Novato using AB 2011. Since 2018, all of Marin County has permitted less than 1000 low income units, and actually built just over 500.
What local policy on homelessness looks like in a lot of California suburbs: make being homeless a crime, make it a crime for other cities to send homeless to your city, pat yourself on the back for having a low homeless population.
October 16, 2024 at 7:24 PM
What local policy on homelessness looks like in a lot of California suburbs: make being homeless a crime, make it a crime for other cities to send homeless to your city, pat yourself on the back for having a low homeless population.
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🚨New Lawsuit Alert 🚨
CalHDF sued Los Altos (again) over the City's new impact fee schedule. The fees would charge $51.26 per square foot for new multifamily homes, and $13.89 per square foot for single-family homes.
calhdf.org/legal-case/c...
CalHDF sued Los Altos (again) over the City's new impact fee schedule. The fees would charge $51.26 per square foot for new multifamily homes, and $13.89 per square foot for single-family homes.
calhdf.org/legal-case/c...
CalHDF Challenges Los Altos Impact Fees – CalHDF
The California Housing Defense Fund filed a lawsuit challenging fees charged on new housing development enacted by the City of Los Altos. The City enacted a new set of fees in June that would charge $...
calhdf.org
October 9, 2024 at 10:57 PM
🚨New Lawsuit Alert 🚨
CalHDF sued Los Altos (again) over the City's new impact fee schedule. The fees would charge $51.26 per square foot for new multifamily homes, and $13.89 per square foot for single-family homes.
calhdf.org/legal-case/c...
CalHDF sued Los Altos (again) over the City's new impact fee schedule. The fees would charge $51.26 per square foot for new multifamily homes, and $13.89 per square foot for single-family homes.
calhdf.org/legal-case/c...
Mountain View is asking builder's remedy projects to pay $152 million in fees just for parks, another way of effectively denying all of the projects under consideration.
Letter to Mountain View, CA re 5x Builder's Remedy projects (2,740 units, 20% affordable). The City cannot charge these projects park fees ($70k+ per unit), which are an unconstitutional taking and inapplicable under the HAA.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Q47r...
drive.google.com/file/d/1Q47r...
Mountain View - Builders Remedy Projects - 9 Oct 2024.pdf
drive.google.com
October 9, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Mountain View is asking builder's remedy projects to pay $152 million in fees just for parks, another way of effectively denying all of the projects under consideration.
An example of why California's housing element process is still broken: Tiburon. One of the most hostile places for housing growth in California actually was able to achieve a compliant housing plan, good news. www.marinij.com/2023/05/27/t...
Tiburon approves housing element, general plan update
Under the state’s mandate, the town must show it can permit 639 more residences over the next eight years. Its plan identifies potential space for 692.
www.marinij.com
October 8, 2024 at 11:48 PM
An example of why California's housing element process is still broken: Tiburon. One of the most hostile places for housing growth in California actually was able to achieve a compliant housing plan, good news. www.marinij.com/2023/05/27/t...
Carmel has not produced a single unit of lower income housing in the last six years. The are considering removing the main two sites for low-income housing from their housing plan only a year after it was adopted less than six months after it was found in compliance.
Letter to Carmel-by-the-Sea for the 10/2/24 Council meeting re proposal to remove 3x City-owned sites from the Housing Element, which would violate fair housing law and create a shortfall in sites for lower-income households.
drive.google.com/file/d/1jvnH...
drive.google.com/file/d/1jvnH...
Carmel - City-Owned Sites - HE Letter.pdf
drive.google.com
September 30, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Carmel has not produced a single unit of lower income housing in the last six years. The are considering removing the main two sites for low-income housing from their housing plan only a year after it was adopted less than six months after it was found in compliance.
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Letter to Carmel-by-the-Sea for the 10/2/24 Council meeting re proposal to remove 3x City-owned sites from the Housing Element, which would violate fair housing law and create a shortfall in sites for lower-income households.
drive.google.com/file/d/1jvnH...
drive.google.com/file/d/1jvnH...
Carmel - City-Owned Sites - HE Letter.pdf
drive.google.com
September 30, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Letter to Carmel-by-the-Sea for the 10/2/24 Council meeting re proposal to remove 3x City-owned sites from the Housing Element, which would violate fair housing law and create a shortfall in sites for lower-income households.
drive.google.com/file/d/1jvnH...
drive.google.com/file/d/1jvnH...