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7TH CYCLE?

A clear path from early preparation to HCD certification.

We help California Cities and Counties navigate the 7th Cycle Housing Element process with strategic planning, technical expertise, and a focus on results.

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THE 5-STEP PROJECT ROADMAP

 

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REALISTIC SITES

HCD REVIEW

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ABAG
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Sept.–Nov. 2028Jan.–Mar. 2029Jan.–Mar. 2030By Nov. 2030January 31, 2031
AMBAG
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Aug.–Oct. 2029Dec. 2029–Feb. 2030Dec. 2030–Feb. 2031By Oct. 2031December 15, 2031
BCAG
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Feb.–Apr. 2028June–Aug. 2028June–Aug. 2029By Apr. 2030June 15, 2030
Fresno COG
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Aug.–Oct. 2029Dec. 2029–Feb. 2030Dec. 2030–Feb. 2031By Oct. 2031December 31, 2031
HCAOG
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Mar.–May 2025July–Sept. 2025July–Sept. 2026By May 2027July 15, 2027
KCAG
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Sept.–Nov. 2029Jan.–Mar. 2030Jan.–Mar. 2031By Nov. 2031January 31, 2032
KernCOG
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Aug.–Oct. 2029Dec. 2029–Feb. 2030Dec. 2030–Feb. 2031By Oct. 2031December 31, 2031
Lake County / LCCAPC
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Apr.–June 2025Aug.–Oct. 2025Aug.–Oct. 2026By June 2027August 15, 2027
Madera
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Sept.–Nov. 2029Jan.–Mar. 2030Jan.–Mar. 2031By Nov. 2031January 31, 2032
MCAG
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Sept.–Nov. 2029Jan.–Mar. 2030Jan.–Mar. 2031By Nov. 2031January 31,2032
MCOG
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Apr.–June 2025Aug.–Oct. 2025Aug.–Oct. 2026By June 2027August 15, 2027
SACOG
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Jan.–Mar. 2027May–July 2027May–July 2028By Mar. 2029May 15, 2029
SANDAG
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Feb.–Apr. 2029June–Aug. 2029June–Aug. 2030By Apr. 2031June 15, 2031
SBCAG
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Oct.–Dec. 2028Feb.–Apr. 2029Feb.–Apr. 2030By Dec. 2030February 15, 2031
San Benito COG
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Aug.–Oct. 2029Dec. 2029–Feb. 2030Dec. 2030–Feb. 2031By Oct. 2031December 15, 2031
SCAG – Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino & Ventura Counties
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
June–Aug. 2027Oct.–Dec. 2027Oct.–Dec. 2028By Aug. 2029October 15, 2029
SCAG – Los Angeles & Imperial Counties
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Dec. 2027–Feb. 2028Apr.–June 2028Apr.–June 2029By Feb. 2030April 15, 2030
SJCOG
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Aug.–Oct. 2029Dec. 2029–Feb. 2030Dec. 2030–Feb. 2031By Oct. 2031December 31, 2031
SLOCOG
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Aug.–Oct. 2026Dec. 2026–Feb. 2027Dec. 2027–Feb. 2028By Oct. 2028December 31, 2028
StanCOG
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Aug.–Oct. 2029Dec. 2029–Feb. 2030Dec. 2030–Feb. 2031By Oct. 2031December 31, 2031
TCAG
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Aug.–Oct. 2029Dec. 2029–Feb. 2030Dec. 2030–Feb. 2031By Oct. 2031December 31, 2031
Alpine County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Feb.–Apr. 2022June–Aug. 2022June–Aug. 2023By Apr. 2024June 30, 2024
Amador County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
May–July 2027Sept.–Nov. 2027Sept.–Nov. 2028By July 2029September 15, 2029
Calaveras County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Jan.–Mar. 2025May–July 2025May–July 2026By Mar. 2027May 15, 2027
Colusa County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Aug.–Oct. 2026Dec. 2026–Feb. 2027Dec. 2027–Feb. 2028By Oct. 2028December 31, 2028
Del Norte County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
May–July 2028Sept.–Nov. 2028Sept.–Nov. 2029By July 2030September 15, 2030
Glenn County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
July–Sept. 2027Nov. 2027–Jan. 2028Nov. 2028–Jan. 2029By Sept. 2029November 30, 2029
Inyo County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Dec. 2026–Feb. 2027Apr.–June 2027Apr.–June 2028By Feb. 2029April 30, 2029
Lassen County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Feb.–Apr. 2022June–Aug. 2022June–Aug. 2023By Apr. 2024June 30, 2024
Mariposa County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Feb.–Apr. 2022June–Aug. 2022June–Aug. 2023By Apr. 2024June 30, 2024
Modoc County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Feb.–Apr. 2022June–Aug. 2022June–Aug. 2023By Apr. 2024June 30, 2024
Mono County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Feb.–Apr. 2025June–Aug. 2025June–Aug. 2026By Apr. 2027June 15, 2027
Nevada County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Jan.–Mar. 2025May–July 2025May–July 2026By Mar. 2027May 15, 2027
Plumas County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Jan.–Mar. 2022May–July 2022May–July 2023By Mar. 2024June 30, 2024
Shasta County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Dec. 2025–Feb. 2026Apr.–June 2026Apr.–June 2027By Feb. 2028April 15, 2028
Sierra County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Feb.–Apr. 2022June–Aug. 2022June–Aug. 2023By Apr. 2024June 30, 2024
Siskiyou County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Oct.–Dec. 2028Feb.–Apr. 2029Feb.–Apr. 2030By Dec. 2030February 15, 2031
Tehama County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Feb.–Apr. 2022June–Aug. 2022June–Aug. 2023By Apr. 2024June 30, 2024
Trinity County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Feb.–Apr. 2022June–Aug. 2022June–Aug. 2023By Apr. 2024June 30, 2024
Tuolumne County
Consultant
Under Contract		Start Housing
Element		Submit Draft
to HCD		Local
Adoption		Final HCD-
Compliant HE
Feb.–Apr. 2022June–Aug. 2022June–Aug. 2023By Apr. 2024June 30, 2024

 

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(22-24 months before due date)		SUBMIT
DRAFT TO HCD
(10-12 months before due date)		LOCAL
ADOPTION
(at least 60 days before due date)		FINAL HCD-COMPLIANT
HOUSING ELEMENT
(By regional due date)

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7TH CYCLE ROADMAPS

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HOUSING NEEDS + AFFH

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STATE INVENTORY + RHNA

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