Rancho Palos Verdes is in the south west corner of Los Angeles County, right next to Rolling Hills Estates. According to a blog I found by googling its name, “RPV is known for its breathtaking ocean views, luxurious homes, and serene environment, AND has been named the richest retirement town in the country.” 

Like every other CA locality, they had to prepare a housing element, which they did do. They also got it certified! To get their certification, they committed to upzone several parcels of land around the city to allow for multifamily housing.

They did the upzoning (nice work!), a developer bought one of the sites, submitted an application to build housing and ….. Some neighbors freaked out. They pressured the city to stop processing this project, and lobbied the City Council to take several more sites off of their site inventory.