Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta, Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Department of Housing and Community Development Director Gustavo Velasquez announced a settlement with the city of Hollister aimed at bringing the city into compliance with the state\u2019s Housing Element Law.\u201cWe appreciate that Hollister has agreed to a settlement that will bring it into compliance with our state\u2019s Housing Element Law on an expeditious timeline,\u201d Bonta said. \u201cThis reflects a commitment to making California a more affordable place for all.\u201dThe agreement, in the form of a stipulated judgment that must be approved by a court, addresses California\u2019s sixth housing element update cycle, which runs from 2021 to 2029. It sets a binding timeline for compliance and outlines legal and financial consequences for further delays.In San Benito County, the median income for a one-person household is $98,150. A person earning less than $74,900 is considered low-income, while a person earning less than $46,800 is considered very low-income.Under the settlement, Hollister must:Hold a City Council meeting by April 20, 2026, to adopt a compliant housing element.Adopt all rezoning documents by May 4, 2026.Comply with state Housing Element Law by June 19, 2026.Create a housing trust fund and deposit $300,000 to support housing for extremely low-, very low- and low-income households, including migrant, emergency, supportive, single-room occupancy and transitional housing.Transfer any money remaining in the trust fund five years after the deposit to the State Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund.Notify the Department of Housing and Community Development of any preliminary housing development application it receives for the rest of the sixth cycle.Make factual findings whenever it denies a housing development application for the rest of the sixth cycle, showing the denial does not conflict with its duty to affirmatively further fair housing.Follow its sixth-cycle housing element in the event of a conflict with other elements until the seventh-cycle housing element is adopted and certified.\u201cNo city is exempt from following state housing law \u2014 and Californians do not have the time to wait as cities drag their feet,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cI am glad that Hollister has come to an agreement and will begin providing their community with the housing access it needs and deserves.\u201dUnder California\u2019s Housing Element Law, every city and county must periodically update its housing plan to meet its regional housing needs allocation, or share of regional and statewide housing needs.Hollister submitted an initial draft housing element in March 2024, after the Dec. 15, 2023, deadline.Bonta\u2019s office said Hollister failed, over multiple rounds of feedback, to adopt a substantially compliant housing element and complete the rezoning required under state law.\u201cPlanning for housing development is essential to addressing California\u2019s ongoing crises of housing affordability and homelessness,\u201d Velasquez said. \u201cThrough this action, HCD is reaffirming its partnership with the City of Hollister to ensure the community is urgently planning for and meeting the housing needs of its residents.\u201d\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\tHOLLISTER, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Department of Housing and Community Development Director Gustavo Velasquez announced a settlement with the city of Hollister aimed at bringing the city into compliance with the state\u2019s Housing Element Law.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe appreciate that Hollister has agreed to a settlement that will bring it into compliance with our state\u2019s Housing Element Law on an expeditious timeline,\u201d Bonta said. \u201cThis reflects a commitment to making California a more affordable place for all.\u201d<\/p>\n
The agreement, in the form of a stipulated judgment that must be approved by a court, addresses California\u2019s sixth housing element update cycle, which runs from 2021 to 2029. It sets a binding timeline for compliance and outlines legal and financial consequences for further delays.<\/p>\n
In San Benito County, the median income for a one-person household is $98,150. A person earning less than $74,900 is considered low-income, while a person earning less than $46,800 is considered very low-income.<\/p>\n
Under the settlement, Hollister must:<\/p>\n
Hold a City Council meeting by April 20, 2026, to adopt a compliant housing element.Adopt all rezoning documents by May 4, 2026.Comply with state Housing Element Law by June 19, 2026.Create a housing trust fund and deposit $300,000 to support housing for extremely low-, very low- and low-income households, including migrant, emergency, supportive, single-room occupancy and transitional housing.Transfer any money remaining in the trust fund five years after the deposit to the State Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund.Notify the Department of Housing and Community Development of any preliminary housing development application it receives for the rest of the sixth cycle.Make factual findings whenever it denies a housing development application for the rest of the sixth cycle, showing the denial does not conflict with its duty to affirmatively further fair housing.Follow its sixth-cycle housing element in the event of a conflict with other elements until the seventh-cycle housing element is adopted and certified.\t<\/p>\n
\u201cNo city is exempt from following state housing law \u2014 and Californians do not have the time to wait as cities drag their feet,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cI am glad that Hollister has come to an agreement and will begin providing their community with the housing access it needs and deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n
Under California\u2019s Housing Element Law, every city and county must periodically update its housing plan to meet its regional housing needs allocation, or share of regional and statewide housing needs.<\/p>\n
Hollister submitted an initial draft housing element in March 2024, after the Dec. 15, 2023, deadline.<\/p>\n
Bonta\u2019s office said Hollister failed, over multiple rounds of feedback, to adopt a substantially compliant housing element and complete the rezoning required under state law.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlanning for housing development is essential to addressing California\u2019s ongoing crises of housing affordability and homelessness,\u201d Velasquez said. \u201cThrough this action, HCD is reaffirming its partnership with the City of Hollister to ensure the community is urgently planning for and meeting the housing needs of its residents.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Very local, powered by KSPWA local news, learning new information. Original series and specials, it’s pretty awe inspiring.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":238842,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[14712,9610,7,9,8,1409,27207,95253,107580,34709,107579,107581,107583,107582,5675,107584,225],"class_list":["post-238841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-agreement","tag-bonta","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-city","tag-community-development","tag-compliance","tag-compliant-housing-element","tag-hollister","tag-housing-element-law","tag-housing-trust-fund","tag-low-income-housing-compliance","tag-preliminary-housing-development-application","tag-settlement","tag-sixth-cycle","tag-state"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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