Local governments must put together a report each year on progress toward housing goals. The state uses them to monitor the locals. But can locals use this information to their advantage too? >>read more

Agency official says HCD has more open complaints about San Francisco than any other city in the state. >>read more

Auditor calls for clarification of methodology on vacancy rates and household formation -- the two factors that have been most controversial in pushing up the housing targets. >>read more

CP&DR spoke with HCD Director Gustavo Velasquez about whether the new Prohousing program can turn jurisdictions that are anti-housing into pro-housing communities.  >>read more

The designation will give "prohousing" jurisdictions a leg up on some housing grant programs. But will it fundamentally change how any cities approach the housing question? >>read more

Embarcadero Institute says RHNA numbers are too high and the state should focus on affordable housing. The truth is we need both: more housing and more affordable housing. >>read more

New HCD data shows California knows how to build for the top of the market -- and nobody else. >>read more

Only 29 jurisdictions statewide are completely exempt from the new law -- including several small affluent cities. >>read more

For just over three years, Ben Metcalf held either the most unenviable or most important job in California – or both >>read more

HCD assigned SCAG a far more aggressive housing target than it had asked for: 1,344,770. >>read more