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Housing Element Adoption 2010 Apri15, 2010 City must demonstrate that it can accommodate the very low and low income units (i.e., 273 units) on land that is zoned for densities of at least 30 units per acre. Changes from the 2003 Element The following bulleted list highlights the key differences between the 2010 Element and the 2003 Element that preceded it. ^ Chapter 1 has been updated to describe the current (2007-2014) RHNA allocation and the process for updating the Housing Element. ^ Chapter 2 has been updated to include an evaluation of the 2003 Element. The 2003 Element had included an evaluation of the previous Housing Element, which had not been certified by the state. ^ Chapter 3 has been updated to incorporate the best available data on each of the topics covered. Because both the 2003 and 2010 elements fall during the same Census interval, the 2000 census remains the baseline for most demographic and income data. The American Community Survey has been cited in some instances to provide more current data. In other cases, other sources such as the Department of Finance and the California Association of Realtors have been used. Virtually all of the tables in Chapter 3 also appeared in the 2003 Element, but the data has been updated wherever possible. ^ Conclusions about the data in Chapter 3 have been updated to reflect new findings. This is particularly important on topics such as housing costs and the housing market, which continued to evolve between 2003 and 2010. ^ New text sections have been added on the subprime mortgage crisis and the growing incidence of foreclosures in the city and region. ^ Additional detail has been provided on the housing needs of extremely low income persons (earning less than 30 percent of areawide median), consistent with state law. The discussion of homelessness has also been updated and expanded. ^ The housing conditions survey used in the 2003 Element has been updated (and expanded) to reflect current conditions. ^ The inventory and analysis of units "at risk" of reverting from subsidized to market rate has been completely updated based on 2009 conditions. ^ Redevelopment Agency projections data has been updated to cover the 2010-2014 period. ^ Chapter 4 (Housing Sites) has been updated and reorganized to reflect current conditions and to better respond to state requirements which seek to identify sites with the capacity for development of 30 units per acre or more. Each housing site listed in the 2003 Element was visited to determine if it was still available. Capacity data for each site was updated based on 5