Education Resources

Interested in Housing Elements and keeping local jurisdictions accountable? Check out our list of educational materials to get started!

• Housing Elements Investigators 101
  A webinar intro to being a Housing Elements Watchdog by YIMBY Action

• Housing Element Kickoff Webinar

  A webinar on Housing Elements that covers redlining, AFFH, and compliance with state law

• Accurate Counting in the Latest RHNA

  A report by YIMBY Law in rebuttal to claims by the Embarcadero Institute that the state is planning for too many homes.

  • “Accurate Counting in the Latest RHNA” White Paper

• Housing Element Law
  A short slide deck from Melinda Coy from HCD summarizing what Housing Elements are, the overall RHNA process, and various government bodies’ role in the update process.

• UCLA Lewis Center - Housing Element Publications

• ”Builder’s Remedy” Primer

  Brief on the so-called “Builder’s Remedy” for Housing Element noncompliance, prepared by Christopher S. Elmendorf, Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law.