Attorney Profile
Dave Rand
Founding Partner
Dave Rand specializes in land use law and governmental regulatory matters. His expertise includes various aspects of the planning and entitlement process and navigating residential, industrial and commercial clients through the often difficult and cumbersome local land use approval and California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) compliance process.
Dave’s practice has grown in recent years with a strong focus on mixed use and multi-family housing development. Dave has used his knowledge of constantly changing state and local housing regulations, including density bonus law, SB 35, SB 330, the Housing Accountability Act, and the City of Los Angeles’ Transit Oriented Communities program, to lead his clients’ housing projects through the dense regulatory thicket. Dave has obtained governmental approvals for thousands of market rate and affordable housing units throughout Southern California.
Civic and Community Involvement
As a recognized expert in State and local housing regulations, Dave has testified in front of the State Assembly Housing Committee and spoken at various conferences on the topic of California’s housing crisis. Dave has advised candidates and elected officials on matters related to State housing policy reform. Dave also recently served as a member of both the City of Los Angeles and City of Santa Monica Housing Element Task Forces.
Dave’s broader experience includes an extensive background in government, politics, and the local business community. He served as the Political Director for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (“AIPAC”) where he managed AIPAC’s political affairs in a large territory covering California, Arizona, Nevada, and Hawaii. Dave is also a past Chair of the Jewish Public Affairs committee of California (“JPAC”), one of California’s largest coalitions of Jewish advocacy organizations. His involvement with the local business community includes stints on the Board of Directors and executive committees of the Valley Industry and Commerce Association (VICA) and the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce.
Publications and Media Mentions
- Affordable housing? ‘I would not be able to live there’
- Malibu agrees to get housing plan in order, but still vulnerable to builder’s remedy
- Housing developers win first ‘builders remedy’ battles in fight to bypass local zoning
- Historic Sportsmen’s Lodge hotel may be demolished for 520-unit apartment complex
- California’s most controversial housing law could get a makeover
- Sportsmen’s Lodge mixed-use project is one step closer to final approval
- Law could bring thousands of apartments to Santa Monica – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
- Court Rules Against Beverly Hills in Housing Element Case – Beverly Hills Courier
- Battle brews in Beverly Hills over affordable housing development – NBC Los Angeles
- If SF’s Housing Plan Falls Short, One ‘Remedy’ Is a State Crackdown. Just Ask Santa Monica | by Adam Brinklow | The Frisc
- Dive Into The California Builder’s Remedy: Q&A With Dave Rand Infill: A YIMBY podcast (player.fm)
- ‘Builder’s Remedy’ Is Forcing SoCal Cities To Accept Plans For Thousands Of Housing Units — We Break Down What The Little Known Law Does | LAist – NPR News for Southern California – 89.3 FM (kpcc.org)
- California builder’s remedy speeds new housing projects ‘Godzilla next door’: How California developers gained new leverage to build more homes (calmatters.org)
- Developer could force hundreds of new apartments in Beverly Hills (kcrw.com)
- “Real penalty”: How Newsom Has Legitimized Builder’s Remedy (therealdeal.com)
- Newsom charges into conflict with DeSantis – POLITICO
- The Housing Shortage and “The Builder’s Remedy” with Dave Rand | Oy Vey L.A. (simplecast.com)
- ‘They Asked for This’: California Sues Huntington Beach for Flouting Laws Meant to Ease Housing Crisis | KQED
- Residents Oppose 521 Unit Development on Gelson’s Site | News | westsidecurrent.com
- LA Mayor Promised To Fast-Track Affordable Housing. But Plans Near Single-Family Homes Have Stalled, Laist, December 6, 2023
- Expert breakdown: How CEQA started, what reforms are making waves, and where we’re headed, Opportunity Now
- L.A. Mayor launches a new strategy to boost housing production, Los Angeles Times, November 11, 2023
- University of California, Davis, School of Law, J.D., 2003
- University of California, Davis, B.A., Political Science-Public Service and History, 1998