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Position Available, Ventura County, CA

by CP&DR Staff on Dec 24, 2018
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Planner III, Ventura County, CA >>read more

State Law Prevails Over Slow-Growth Vote in Encinitas

by Josh Stephens on Dec 24, 2018
Ballot Measures, Encinitas, Housing Element

Judge keeps ordering Encinitas to prepare new housing element, but voters keep shooting it down. >>read more

You Can't Sue Over Policies They Haven't Violated Yet

by William Fulton on Dec 22, 2018
CEQA , General Plan, Plumas County, Timberlands Act

Plumas enviros may be suspicious of the county's general plan policies, but that's not enough to win. >>read more

School Fee Study Flunks The Test

by William Fulton on Dec 22, 2018
Campbell, School Fees

Campbell developer gets $499,000 refund. >>read more

 

Position Available, City of Agoura Hills, CA

by CP&DR Staff on Dec 20, 2018
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Community Development Director, City of Agoura Hills, CA >>read more

Lay Comments on Aesthetics Trigger EIR

by William Fulton on Dec 20, 2018
Aesthetics, CEQA, Dollar General, El Dorado County, Georgetown, Historic Preservation

In another Dollar General case, appellate court also says historic review is not a substitute for CEQA. >>read more

CP&DR's Top Stories of 2018

by CP&DR Staff on Dec 18, 2018

Senate Bill 827 gets its own category in CP&DR's annual list of its most-read stories >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs December 18, 2018: SB 35 Compliance; Bay Area Housing Crisis; San Gabriel Mountains; and More

by Noemi Wyss on Dec 16, 2018

The Department of Housing and Community Development released an updated list showing which California cities and counties are subject to the streamlined ministerial approval process under SB 35 >>read more

Tejon Ranch Approval Pushes Boundaries of Sprawl

by Josh Stephens on Dec 14, 2018
Geenfield Development, Los Angeles County, Tejon Ranch

After two decades of negotiation, the new master-planned town of Centennial has been cleared for 12,323 acres of the 270,000-acre Tejon Ranch >> read more

CP&DR News Briefs December 11, 2018: Wiener's New TOD Bill; Updated CEQA Guidelines; San Jose Inks Deal with Google; and More

by Noemi Wyss on Dec 9, 2018

Following up on his failed Senate Bill 827 from last year, Senator Scott Wiener introduced Senate Bill 50 >>read more