Reports and White papers

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.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2019

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…

SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 2018

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.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2018

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…  

SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2018

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?

SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2018

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. 

MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2018

TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2018

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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