If Steph Curry had his say,  Artheron would have made it to the builder remedy list. 

Its is a mixed bag of Cities that had their Housing elements certified versus those who made it to HCD's list for non-compliance NIMBY cities like Saratoga, Palo Alto, Cupertino, Hillsborough, and Mill Valley were quite expected to make to the builder's remedy list. Cities desperate for housing and related development including East Palo Alto, Brentwood  Richmond and Vallejo made it to the list as well.  

What happened with Cities like Redwood City, San Jose, Hayward and Millbrae which are well-resourced and had intended to build housing? How did they get on the list? Failing to meet the housing element deadline can be a true success strategy for many cities. It gives the smaller developers a lot of flexibility and immunity to build on smaller infill sites. I am optimistic about finally seeing more missing middle housing to fruition in established neighborhoods already rich in community resources. It will be exciting to see how the new laws unfold and shape our communities and affordable housing. Added overlays of AB2011, SB6, AB2097 and AB2295 will definitely make it feasible and predictable to build housing. 

Sources: HCD Housing Element Compliance List

Map was produced by Forward City Labs. 

Here's which towns in the nine-county Bay Area are now subject to builder's remedy, according to state data:

NORTH BAY

American Canyon, Napa County

Napa, Napa County

Belvedere, Marin County

Novato, Marin County

Fairfax, Marin County

Fairfax, Marin County

Ross, Marin County

San Anselmo, Marin County

San Rafael, Marin County

Cloverdale, Sonoma County

Cotati, Sonoma County

Healdsburg, Sonoma County

Rio Vista, Solano County

The state has rejected drafts from the following towns in this region, which are taking extra time to review their Housing Element plans:

Calistoga, Napa County

St. Helena, Napa County

Yountville, Napa County

Corte Madera, Marin County

Mill Valley, Marin County

Tiburon, Marin County

Petaluma, Sonoma County

Santa Rosa, Sonoma County

Windsor, Sonoma County

Dixon, Solano County

Suisun City, Solano County

Vacaville, Solano County

EAST BAY

Pinole, Contra Costa County

Richmond, Contra Costa County

Martinez, Contra Costa County

Pittsburg, Contra Costa County

Vallejo, Contra Costa County

Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa County

Newark, Alameda County

Piedmont, Alameda County

The state has rejected drafts from the following towns in this region, which are taking extra time to review their element:

Brentwood, Contra Costa County

Concord, Contra Costa County

El Cerrito, Contra Costa County

Hercules, Contra Costa County

Oakley, Contra Costa County

San Pablo, Contra Costa County

Albany, Alameda County

Hayward, Alameda County

Livermore, Alameda County

Union City, Alameda County

PENINSULA

Daly City, San Mateo County

Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County

Pacifica, San Mateo County

Burlingame, San Mateo County

The state has rejected drafts from the following towns in this region, which are taking extra time to review their element:

Brisbane, San Mateo County

East Palo Alto, San Mateo County

Foster City, San Mateo County

Hillsborough, San Mateo County

Millbrae, San Mateo County

Redwood City, San Mateo County

Portola Valley, San Mateo County

Woodside, San Mateo County

SOUTH BAY

Cupertino, Santa Clara County

Palo Alto, Santa Clara County

The state has rejected drafts from the following towns in this region, which are taking extra time to review their element:

Campbell, Santa Clara County

Gilroy, Santa Clara County

Mountain View, Santa Clara County

San Jose, Santa Clara County

Saratoga, Santa Clara County

Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County