Resource: Court orders stay in California’s housing lawsuit against Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach city officials earned a victory in the continued housing battle with Sacramento after a Superior Court judge’s ruling last week. San Diego Superior Court Judge Katherine Bacal ruled Thursday that California’s lawsuit against Huntington Beach for violating state housing law must be stayed until a related federal lawsuit against the state filed by City Atty. Michael Gates is decided. This means that in the meantime, the state cannot levy any penalties against Huntington Beach related to a non-compliant housing element, Gates said.