New housing laws not sitting well with Vista council
VISTA — During its Jan. 14 meeting, the Vista City Council discussed numerous bills passed in 2019 as well as what is expected for 2020.
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Encinitas’ complicated relationship with the density bonus
Critics in Encinitas say the state's density bonus law is a handout to developers, while others see it as a necessary step to getting affordable
Encinitas’ Measure T heads to defeat
Encinitas’ proposed housing element update has failed, as residents voted no on Measure T by a 56-44 margin.
Brown signs density bonus bill
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that reduces local control over so-called density bonus projects that Encinitas and several other jurisdictions statewide have
City approves density bonus ordinance
Resigned to the inevitability of the passage of a state density bonus bill, Encinitas officials recently approved the first reading of a proposed revision to
Council delays density bonus decision
Encinitas officials delayed a proposed revision to its ordinance that governs so-called density bonus projects, opting to wait until Gov. Jerry Brown acts on a
Activists protest density bonus decision
A group of community activists are protesting Encinitas’ revised ordinance governing so-called density bonus projects, which they said violate state and local rules.
Blakespear delivers Encinitas’ density bonus message to state lawmakers
For the first time since her election to the Encinitas City Council in 2014, Catherine Blakespear found herself off the dais, speaking to a body
Blakespear heads to Sacramento to lobby against density bonus bill
A State Assembly Bill that would further reduce local control of land-use decision involving so-called density bonus projects appears to be headed toward approval.
Density bonus project receives approval, likely headed to court
Encinitas officials approved a nine-home density bonus project in Leucadia that has been the subject of years of contentious debate, but the project is likely
