California Has Stopped Growing. Now What?

A legislative package introduced in the U.S. Senate could add 600,000 new acres of federally protected wilderness in California.  >>read more

Court also concludes the requirement calling for all roads to be built before any private development is constructed runs afoul of the Nollan/Dolan doctrine. >>read more

The Governor's Office of Planning and Research developed the ResilientCA Adaptation Planning Map, an open data tool, to inventory local government climate risk, adaptation, and resiliency planning efforts. >>read more

The great irony of the philanthropist's life was that he made his billions on sprawl -- and then poured it into making Los Angeles a more urban city. >>read more

Methodological differences are not CEQA issues, court rules. >>read more

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Transit agencies say guidelines intended to encourage affordable housing may actually stifle affordable development. >>read more

A federal judge ordered Los Angeles, both city and county, to shelter or house the entire homeless population of Skid Row. >>read more 

First District says SB 35 doesn't interfere with local powers and trumps Berkeley's historic preservation law regarding the West Berkeley Shellmound. >>read more

Redwood City Salt Plant, LLC, an affiliate of Cargill Incorporated, abandoned its latest attempt to facilitate selling off its salt ponds on the San Francisco Bay for development of up to 12,000 homes >>read more