San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced six new legislative reforms, including eliminating the screen or fence requirement for driveways to allow people to park in their own driveways, loosening restrictions on historic building usage to keep spaces occupied and avoid disinvestment

Stakeholders who seek more affordable housing deal a setback to Sacramento Railyards mega-development 

The Yucaipa City Council narrowly approved an update to the Freeway Corridor Specific Plan, clearing the way for the Pacific Oaks Commerce Center, a two-million-square-foot warehouse and office project

Fairfield agreed to treat water for a project outside its urban limit line. An appellate court said that's not a "land use decision". 

The CP&DR Vol. 40 No. 8 August 2025 Report

The state has adopted its first-ever conservation blueprint to protect the western Joshua tree, hoping to safeguard the species from climate change and development pressures

Following on Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order, the local governments suspended the lot-splitting law in the Palisades and Altadena. But YIMBY Law is threatening to sue, saying additional density is not a fire hazard.

Philips 66 filed redevelopment plans for its 440-acre refinery in the Wilmington area of Los Angeles, anticipating the plant's closure at the end of the year

Addition of hotel and subtraction of some affordable housing units did not remove vested rights. The ruling relied heavily on HCD's interpretations of the law. 

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?