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A Los Angeles hotel workers union has proposed a ballot measure requiring voter approval for major “event centers,” including sports facilities, concert halls and hotels, which city officials warn could delay or block several 2028 Olympic venues

The "Our Neighbor Voices" effort, which began in North County San Diego, would call for a constitutional amendment returning most land use power to local governments. 

An appellate court upheld El Dorado County's "averaging" system for calculating a traffic impact fee. But with an appeal inevitable, will the decision hold up?

The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is proposing a ballot measure called the "Save Prop 13 Act of 2026" that would reinforce provisions of 1978's Prop 13

The CP&DR Vol. 40 No. 7 July 2025 Report

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a more expansive legal standard for exactions. But on remand, a California appellate court has found that the "averaging" system used in El Dorado County meets the narrower legal tests from the Nollan and Dolan cases.

The Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, in partnership with urban planning expert Bill Fulton at UC San Diego, is developing a new Guideline to support California communities in giving new lives to their downtowns and main streets.

The Orange County Grand Jury is investigating why the Santa Ana Streetcar project budget increased to over $150 million per mile

Judge also says city can't rely on greenhouse gas reduction plan that was kicked out by appellate court.

California Forever has reprioritized its plans for a new city in Solano County with an expanded vision that includes a 2,100-acre advanced manufacturing site known as the “Solano Foundry.”

In a small town in Kern County, a water district is using California Environmental Quality Act litigation to fight the city's plans to create more housing as required by the Regional Housing Needs Allocation process.