Everything we use to figure out what a site in Oceanside can become — the news, the maps, the law, and the city's own documents. Free, and kept current.
Updated September 17, 2026
Local and statewide reporting on SB 79, density, and development in Oceanside and North County. We link the critics along with the supporters — a link here is not an endorsement, and some of these pieces disagree with what we do for a living. The Coast News, Times of San Diego, Streetsblog and inewsource are free to read.
How the city is getting ready for the new transit-density rules.
A lawsuit over how SANDAG drew the transit-stop map. The map decides which parcels qualify, so this one matters locally.
Which North County stations made the list, and what that means for the land around them.
Cities are still waiting on answers about how the law applies to them.
A transit-advocacy look at Oceanside specifically.
The case against the law as neighbors and some officials make it. Worth reading whichever side you land on.
Plain-language coverage of the first eligibility maps.
What is actually getting approved in the coastal zone.
The General Plan update sets the ground rules for everything else.
Where the city stands on its state housing targets.
A law firm's rundown of how implementation is going statewide. Dry, but thorough.
Oceanside is not the only city pushing back.
The pro-housing read on the state's guidance.
Whether SB 79 applies to a parcel comes down to how far it sits from a qualifying transit stop. These are the maps that decide it.
The regional map of qualifying transit stops. Start here to see whether a parcel is in play.
How they decided which stops count and how the tiers were drawn.
The state's own page, including its advisory memos to cities.
An academic map you can click around by neighborhood.
If you want to read the source rather than someone's summary of it.
The law itself. Signed fall 2025, effective July 1, 2026.
The density bonus statute, including the affordability tiers and concessions.
State housing department guidance for cities and developers.
State law sets the floor. The city still decides how a project gets reviewed, so this is where most of the real answers live.
The department that reviews projects, with staff contacts and applications.
What your zone allows before any state incentive is applied.
Zoning maps, overlays and the rest of the reference material.
The long-range plan the zoning is supposed to carry out.
The city's current update process, including the housing element.
Every project on an upcoming agenda, plus staff reports.
Who sits on the commission and when they meet.
The corridor plan reshaping the main north-south street through town.
Short answers to the questions the counter gets most.
The short version, for anyone who has never been through it:
Send us the address and the basics. We will look at zoning, density bonus, and SB 79 transit proximity, and tell you what we see. No cost and no commitment.
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