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CP&DR News Briefs June 12, 2018: Elk Grove Annexation Lawsuit; S.F. Scooter Regulations; Alameda County Housing; and More

by Noemi Wyss on Jun 11, 2018

The Environmental Council of Sacramento and the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court challenging a county decision to allow the City of Elk Grove to expand >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs June 5, 2018: May Budget Revise; Berkeley Historic Zone; Active Transportation; and More

by Noemi Wyss on Jun 4, 2018

Gov. Jerry Brown released his revised fiscal year 2018-19 budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins July 1 >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs May 28, 2018: ParkScore Rankings; Housing in Kern County; BART Nixes Livermore Extension; and More

by Noemi Wyss on May 28, 2018

The Trust for Public Land released its 2018 ParkScore Index ranking the park systems in the 100 largest US cities >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs May 23, 2018: Affordable Housing; SoMA Upzoning; San Diego RHNA Targets; and More

by Noemi Wyss on May 20, 2018

The California Housing Partnership and Southern California Association of Non Profit Housing released three reports that quantify the need for affordable housing in three counties. >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs May 15, 2018: Climate Change; Rent Control Study; Economic Disparities; and More

by Noemi Wyss on May 14, 2018

A new California EPA report finds that the more intense forest fires, longer droughts, warmer ocean temperatures, and shrinking snowpack in the Sierra Nevada are an “unequivocal” evidence of climate change. >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs May 8, 2018: Hunters Point Lawsuit; Sharks Sue BART; SACOG 'Green Region Plan,' and More

by Noemi Wyss on May 7, 2018

Residents of San Francisco’s Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood have filed a class action lawsuit against Tetra Tech >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs May 1, 2018: $2.4 Billion for Transit; Homelessness Audit; National Pollution Rankings; and More

by Noemi Wyss on May 1, 2018

The California State Transportation Agency announced that $2.4 billion from increases in the gas tax and vehicle fees will be spent on dozens of transit projects statewide >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs April 24, 2018: Boring Co. Tunnels; SB 35 in S.F.; Shared-Mobility Tech; and More

by Noemi Wyss on Apr 22, 2018

Los Angeles Board of Building and Safety Commissioners tentatively signed off on a proof of concept tunnel for The Boring Company >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs April 17, 2018: San Diego RTP Suit; Los Angeles Housing; Funds for Homelessness; and More

by Noemi Wyss on Apr 16, 2018

The San Diego Association of Governments agreed to settle the remainder of a lawsuit challenging the environmental review of its 2050 Regional Transportation Plan >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs April 9, 2018: APA National Awards; Feds Sue Calif. over Lands; Calif. Sues Feds over Water, and More

by Noemi Wyss on Apr 9, 2018

The American Planning Association announced five National Planning Excellence Awards and sixteen National Planning Achievement Awards, six of which went to people or programs in California >>read more