Government Code Section 65400 requires the City to annually prepare a report regarding the status of the City’s General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan (General Plan) and progress in its implementation (General Plan Progress Report) and provide the General Plan Progress Report to the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The General Plan Progress Report provides for the annual review of the General Plan to assess the level of implementation and effectiveness of the General Plan as a guide for orderly growth and development, preservation and conservation of open-space land and natural resources, and the efficient expenditure of public funds. The General Plan Progress Report also provides information regarding the City’s progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs. The City's most recent General Plan Progress Reports are provided below:

• General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan 2023 Progress Report (Approved by City Council on March 19, 2024)
• General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan 2022 Progress Report (Approved by City Council on March 21, 2023)
• General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan 2021 Progress Report (Approved by City Council on March 15, 2022)
• General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan 2020 Progress Report (Approved by City Council on March 2, 2021)
• General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan 2019 Progress Report (Approved by City Council on March 3, 2020)
• General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan 2018 Progress Report (Approved by City Council on March 5, 2019)
• General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan 2017 Progress Report (Approved by City Council on March 20, 2018)
• General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan 2016 Progress Report (Approved by City Council on March 7, 2017)