Research and Insights
Original White papers and other reporting on San Diego housing and land use will be updated here, provided by Grow the San Diego Way contributors, who will include planners, economists, academics and other folks involved in the land use conversations of the San Diego region. If you wish to be a contributor, please contact us by emailing us: insights@growthesandiegoway.com
DID SANDAG FLUB ITS LATEST PRELIMINARY REGIONAL GROWTH FORECAST OR WAS IT MANIPULATED BY BUILDING INDUSTRY CONSULTANTS? AN ANALYSIS.
Despite a downward revision of population forecast, housing need increased 56% using erroneous assumptions and faulty data.
Supervisors Miss Opportunity to Actually Do Something About Housing Affordability
Once again, Supervisors choose developer convenience over the chance to increase affordability of housing in the County…
How San Diego is waiving fire code in high fire risk areas
California’s fires are only getting worse, yet San Diego County is giving high density developments multiple exceptions to fire code regulations meant to ensure safe evacuation.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Supervisors ordered County staff to look at how to build more affordable housing. Streamlining regulations will “do the trick,” apparently. Read our recap…
DOES HOUSING SHORTAGE JUSTIFY GPA PROJECTS?
With 7 general plan amendments rushing 10,000 houses to approval within a short time frame based on housing crisis, is there merit to the claim it will help alleviate the crisis?
COUNTY PROPOSES BUNDLING GPAS TO SIDESTEP STATE LAW
State law limits the number of amendments to the general plan to 4 amendments per year. County has 8 in the works.
CAN WE BUILD OUR WAY TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING?
Is the higher cost of building homes or restricted supply causing high prices? What would it take to lower them. An objective look at the issue.
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