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CP&DR News Briefs June 4, 2019: Tejon Ranch Lawsuit; Google Funds Diridon Station Planning; Copper Bluff Superfund Site; and More

by Brett Simpson on Jun 2, 2019

Environmental groups are suing the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for approving the controversial 12,000-acre Centennial Tejon Ranch development >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs May 28, 2019: High Speed Rail Sues Feds; BLM Expands Drilling; Horton Plaza Repurposing; and More

by Brett Simpson on May 27, 2019

The California High Speed Rail Authority is suing the U.S. Department of Transportation over its decision to pull a $929 million grant. >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs May 21, 2019: Vallco Mall; RHNA Study; $9B Levi's Stadium Development; and More

by Brett Simpson on May 19, 2019

The Cupertino City Council tossed an alternative plan for a massive mixed-use project at the Vallco Shopping Mall property, effectively green-lighting a previously proposed plan at the site >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs May 14, 2019: Sacramento Waterfront; Opportunity Zones; SACOG SCS Update; and More

by Brett Simpson on May 12, 2019

The Sacramento City Council unanimously approved Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s proposal for a $47 million revamp of the city’s historic waterfront >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs May 7, 2019: Fracking; SANDAG Transportation Plan; L.A. Green New Deal; and More

by Brett Simpson on May 5, 2019

The Trump administration released plans to open more than five million acres of public and private land in California to fracking >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs April 30, 2019: Trump Administration Sues State; Bay Area Quake Risk; Court Upholds Habitat Designation; and More

by Brett Simpson on Apr 28, 2019

The Trump Administration is suing the California State Water Resources Board for alleged failure to comply with California Environmental Quality Act  >>read more

SB 50 Density Bill Merges with SB 4, Passes Committee

by Josh Stephens on Apr 26, 2019
Housing, Legislation, SB 50, Scott Wiener

Revamped SB 50 reduces obligations for small counties but adds a provision to allow mulitple units on single-family lots >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs April 23, 2019: Civic San Diego Dissolution; "Waters of the State" Regs; Colorado River Drought Plan; and More

by Brett Simpson on Apr 21, 2019
Civic San Diego, Colorado River, Waters of the U.S.

Settling a court battle, downtown San Diego’s semi-independent planning agency, Civic San Diego, will lose much of its authority >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs April 16, 2019: APA Awards; San Diego Parking; Sacramento Soccer Stadium; and More

by Brett Simpson on Apr 14, 2019

The American Planning Association included six California projects among its national award recipients for 2019  >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs April 9, 2019: Congestion Pricing; Statewide Housing Goals; 100 Resilient Cities

by CP&DR Staff on Apr 8, 2019

The Southern California Association of Governments has identified a 4.3-square-mile are of West Los Angeles as the possible location of the state's first congestion pricing scheme >>read more