Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The County is encouraging the public to participate in the analysis and identification of sites to ...

The City Council knows, or at least claims to know, why a host of proposed developments are suddenly densifying but they want staff to explain the situation for the benefit of residents at an upcoming ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – On Monday, the California Department of Housing and Community Development found that the County of Santa Barbara's adopted housing element was in substantial compliance with ...

WATSONVILLE — With Watsonville’s Housing Element set to begin its sixth cycle this year, the Planning Commission took one last look at the final year of the previous Housing Element cycle before ...

Belvedere has approved additional changes to its housing element and zoning laws following repeated failures to comply with state housing requirements. A housing element is a document required by ...

SANTA CRUZ — Despite warnings about the potential for legal consequences down the road, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors will ask state housing officials to clarify key details about its ...

A California court recently struck down Redondo Beach’s nearly decade-long housing plan when it upheld a local developer’s challenge of the city’s home-building blueprint. The California Courts of ...