Recent Articles

Insight: The State Gets Tough On Housing Elements

by William Fulton on Aug 26, 2018
Housing Element, Regional Housing Needs Assessment

Two important bills would make important methodology changes. And HCD is cracking down on enforcement. >>read more

Opportunity Zones Look Promising For California

by Josh Stephens on Aug 26, 2018
Fresno, Long Beach, Opportunity Zones, Revitalization

But will investors do what cities need them to do? >>read more

Temporary Zoning-GP Inconsistency Is OK, Cal Supremes Rule

by William Fulton on Aug 26, 2018
General Plan, Morgan Hill, Referendum, Zoning

Referendum that repeals zoning ordinance cannot be knocked off the ballot of a city has the ability to quickly reconcile the inconsistency. >>read more

Development Agreements Can't Be Passed By Initiative

by William Fulton on Aug 26, 2018
Development Agreements, Moreno Valley, Tuolomne Tactic

Appellate court says negotiation with local government is an essential part of the process. >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs August 21, 2018: Transformative Climate Communities Funding; Prop. 13 'Split Roll'; Rail to East Contra Costa; and More

by Noemi Wyss on Aug 19, 2018

The Strategic Growth Council has opened Round II of the Transformative Climate Communities Program >>read more

Position Available, Los Altos, CA

by CP&DR Staff on Aug 17, 2018
Job Ad

Position Available, AGM – Planning and Project Delivery, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District >>read more

SPUR Head Metcalf Bids Farewell to Transformed, Challenged Bay Area

by Josh Stephens on Aug 15, 2018
Bay Area, SPUR

SPUR's Gabe Metcalf recently announced his departure for The Committee for Sydney >>read more

"Fact-Based Comments" Carry The Day In Fremont

by William Fulton on Aug 14, 2018
CEQA, Fremont, Historic Districts, Infill Development

Objections to townhome project were not just opinion, appellate court rules -- thus opening the way for an environmental impact report. >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs August 14, 2018: Drilling on BLM Land; Transbay Terminal Opening; Karuk Tribe Reservation, and More

by Noemi Wyss on Aug 13, 2018

U.S. Bureau of Land Management under the Trump administration have taken the first step of opening 1.6 million acres of California public land to fracking and conventional oil drilling >>read more

What I Learned on The City Council

by William Fulton on Aug 13, 2018
Ventura

In an excerpt from Talk City, Bill Fulton talks about how political discourse has been coarsened -- even at the local level. >>read more