After several months of community engagement and discussions, Santa Monica City Council agreed to send its draft Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for ...

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 Coastal Housing Coalition has been advocating for workforce housing development on the South Coast for the past 20 years. To that end, the Coalition has been intimately involved in the County’s ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – The County of Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors adopted the Housing Element Update 2023-2031 during their meeting on Tuesday. While the County Board of Supervisors ...

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 ...

CHICO — A puppet of Mother Earth stood 10 feet tall, towering over those roaming downtown as crowds assembled for what was sure to be yet another controversial Chico City Council meeting. The ...

Artesia settled a lawsuit Tuesday over the city’s housing policy that the state officials alleged was out of compliance with the Housing Element Law. The agreement establishes deadlines for city ...

The Housing Element includes proposals to rezone property for housing development. Some residents have voiced concerns about a proposal to increase the density of housing allowed on a vacant parcel on ...