But can S.F.'s lessons be translated to other cities?

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

In a blow to enviromentalists, appellate court says groundwater supply issues must be dealt with under state groundwater act, not well permits designed to deal with water quality.

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Berkeley Hillside rule doesn't apply to nuke plant's lease extension.

How the Supreme Court nominee interprets the Endangered Species Act is likely to have a profound impact on land-use patterns in California.

Manuel Pastor reminds us of how much California has changed.

Air Resources Board lowers 2035 targets by a percentage point, or more, for many MPOs

A coalition of civil rights groups is suing the Air Resources Board, claiming its 2017 greenhouse gas reduction Scoping Plan will impede development of housing

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But Broad Beach contract with Moorpark on sand-hauling routes is not subject to CEQA

The split roll idea has a lot of pluses -- but it could harm the retailers, especially small ones, who often give an urban area vitality.

Seventy-story towers expected to be constructed on Port of San Diego property.

After 40 years, some pieces of the initiative are baked into California's political DNA. But reforms could help alleviate the housing crisis.

LPPI found that the surrounding community remained stable and economically prosperous in the decade following the development of Fruitvale Transit Vilage in East Oakland.

The Strategic Growth Council will consider the awarding of $257.5 million in cap-and-trade funding for the 2016- 17 Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program

Eviction is heartbreaking -- but so is homeless, overcrowding, high rent, and other problems created by California's housing shortage.

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The housing crisis requires both-and solutions -- not either-or solutions. Rent control might be part of the answer, but much more is required.

Santa Rosa neighbors lose case after appellate court rejects their "nonexpert" analysis.