Board adopts amended housing element and rezoning program to secure state certification despite coastside objections

Apr 21, 2026

The Board adopted an amendment to its housing element and a Bayside rezoning program to meet RHNA obligations and unlock state grant eligibility. The vote passed despite one supervisor’s recorded No and continued public concern about coastal infrastructure and rate of density increases in El Granada.

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San Mateo County supervisors voted to adopt an amendment to the county’s 2023–2031 housing element and to approve a rezoning program intended to create enough capacity to meet the county’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA).

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