In 2022, LA Mayor Karen Bass directed city agencies to fast-track 100% affordable apartment projects to relieve the city’s housing […]
New California State Laws for 2024
Happy New Year to our valued clients and friends! As Rand Paster Nelson enters its second year, we’re excited about […]
Dave Rand is interviewed by California Development and Planning Report regarding builder’s remedy
Huntington Beach Fights Back on Builder’s Remedy; Santa Monica Backs Off By Josh Stephens on Mar 6, 2023 It’s probably […]
Dave Rand Is Interviewed by KQED on Huntington Beach’s Flagrant Violation of State Housing Law
Calling Huntington Beach “Exhibit A in what’s wrong with housing in California,” Gov. Gavin Newsom joined Attorney General Rob Bonta […]
State Enacts Law Eliminating Minimum Parking Requirements Near Transit
On September 22, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2097 (AB 2097) which eliminates most minimum parking requirements […]
City of Los Angeles Adopts New Expedited Processing for 100% Affordable Housing Projects
On December 16, 2022, several days after declaring a state of emergency regarding homelessness for the City of Los Angeles, […]
Elisa Gets Featured as a Super Lawyer
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Thousands of apartments may come to Santa Monica, other wealthy cities under little-known law
Earlier this fall, a developer submitted plans for 4,500 apartments in Santa Monica — more new housing than the pricey, […]
Prominent Land Use Attorneys Join Forces to Launch Boutique Law Firm
LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dave Rand, Elisa Paster, and Todd Nelson, three prominent California land use […]