Environmental Law
Envt'l Law News Fall 2019, Vol. 28, No. 2
Content
- 2019-2020 Environmental Law Section Executive Committee
- An Aquifer Betrayed: the Monterey Desalinization Project at Odds with California Water Law
- Any Act Necessary? the Fifth Appellate District's Decision in Inzana v. Turlock Irrigation District
- Editor's Note...
- Environmental Law News Publications Committee
- Open-Pit Metallic Mining in California: Still Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place (To Mine)
- Sedimentation in California Reservoirs: a Long-Term Problem of Immediate Concern
- Table of Contents
- The Delta Tunnels/California WaterFix: Part 2 of the Swrcb Water Rights Change Petition and Beyond
- Is the Housing Accountability Act the Solution to California's Housing Crisis?
Is the Housing Accountability Act the Solution to California’s Housing Crisis?
by Sarah M. K. Hoffman*
Sarah M. K. Hoffman
I. INTRODUCTION
The maturing Housing Accountability Act ("HAA") is shaking up the housing development pipeline in California, but its polarizing effects have advocates reading the acronym as "Holding Agencies Accountable," while opponents think of it as "Hurting Agency Autonomy." So, what is the truth about the HAA?