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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 zoning changes and land use changes. New sites were added to the inventory based on improvement to land value ratio data, site visits, and recent planning studies. ^ The Constraints discussion in Chapter 5 has been completely updated to reflect current conditions. Thus, the zoning discussion reflect changes to the zoning regulations and new zoning districts that were adopted between 2003 and 2009, the design review discussion reflects new requirements that were enacted after 2003, and the discussion of fees reflect current fees rather than those from eight years ago. Housing Element Initial Study and Negative Declaration 5 February 2010