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Council votes 3–1 to forward Calabasas housing element progress report as mayor objects to state submission
Summary
Calabasas council voted to send the 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report to state agencies despite Mayor James Bizajan’s objection; the report shows a surge in permitted units (largely market-rate Commons Lane) but continuing shortfalls in very low, low and moderate RHNA categories, and staff warned of potential ministerial SB 35 consequences if the city lacks substantial progress.
The Calabasas City Council on March 25 voted to forward the city’s 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report to state agencies after an extended discussion about RHNA accounting, ADU counting, and enforcement risks. The motion passed 3–1, with Mayor James Bizajan casting the lone dissenting vote; one councilmember was absent.
Jacqueline, the staff presenter, told the council that the city recorded 15 entitlements in 2025 across income categories and 99 building permits issued in 2025, of which 80 permits derived from the Commons Lane project. She explained HCD’s reporting categories and said acutely low and extremely low income counts are now included but are…
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