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What's Actually In SB 79

by William Fulton on Jun 7, 2025

The Wiener bill, which squeaked through the Senate last week, would effectively take away land use authority from local governments -- and hand it to transit agencies, at least for the land they own. It's maybe Wiener's most aggressive bill yet -- but he has shown a willingness to compromise to get it through.

CP&DR News Briefs June 10, 2025: California Forever; SB 79 Progress; Trump vs. High Speed Rail; and More

by Ella Morner-Ritt and Jacob Madley on Jun 10, 2025

Jan Sramek, founder and CEO of California Forever, revealed a new vision for the company's proposed "new city" in Solano County

Mobility Hubs Hold Promise for Small-Scale TOD

by Josh Stephens on Jun 9, 2025

Mobility Hubs, MPOs , TOD

Regional planning agencies are promoting "mobility hubs" to encourage multimodal transit. Development opportunities may follow.

Split Decision on Permit Streamlining Act v. CEQA

by William Fulton on Jun 7, 2025

Amador County, CEQA, Permit Streamlining Act

Appellate court rules that county can't condition permit completeness on additional environmental information not on the checklist -- but can do so if the checklist is more complete.

CP&DR News Briefs June 3, 2025: Newport Beach Housing; NEPA Ruling; Oceanside Warehouse Pushback; and More

by Ella Morner-Ritt and Jacob Madley on Jun 3, 2025

The Orange County Superior Court has granted the Newsom administration and Attorney General Bonta permission to file amicus briefs supporting the City of Newport Beach

Major CEQA Reform Bill Runs Into Trouble

by William Fulton on Jun 1, 2025

CEQA, Housing, Senate, Wiener

Environmentalists, unions force Wiener to back off of SB 607. It's unclear what the final bill will look like.

How Will The Supreme Court's NEPA Ruling Affect CEQA?

by William Fulton on Jun 1, 2025

CEQA, NEPA

"Reasonable foreseeable" development is so deeply embedded in CEQA practice that it seems hard to dislodge. But that doesn't mean CEQA reformers in Sacramento won't try.

CP&DR Vol. 40 No. 5 May 2025 Report

by CP&DR Staff on May 29, 2025

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The CP&DR Vol. 40 No. 5 May 2025 Report

CP&DR News Briefs May 27, 2025: Self-Certification in L.A. County; S.F. Commercial Vacancies; Menlo Park Ballot Measure; and More

by Ella Morner-Ritt and Jacob Madley on May 27, 2025

Los Angeles County has introduced a pilot initiative allowing licensed architects and engineers to self-certify that their building plans comply with county codes

Why Hollywood and the Housing Industry Need Each Other

by Josh Stephens on May 26, 2025

Entertainment Industry, Hollywood, Housing, Los Angeles

For the past century or so, two industries have both fueled Los Angeles’s local economy and defined its civic image: Hollywood and real estate. Now that both are faltering, it's worth thinking about their communalities -- and their woeful indifference to each other.

Newsom Proposes Statewide VMT Mitigation Fee

by William Fulton on May 24, 2025

Affordable Housing, CEQA, Mitigation, Newsom, VMT

LCI would set mitigation fees and funds would likely to become another state source of affordable housing money.

Assembly Members Roll Out Downtown Bill "Package"

by CP&DR Staff on May 24, 2025

Downtown, High Speed Rail, San Francisco, Tax Increment

13 bills are included. Two would permit tax-increment-style financing and entitlement incentives for adaptive reuse and commercial-to-industrial conversations. Those bills are already in the Senate.

CP&DR News Briefs May 20, 2025: May Budget Revise; San Diego Civic Center; Woodside Housing; and More

by Ella Morner-Ritt on May 20, 2025

In conjunction with his May Budget Revise, Gov. Newsom announced support for a several policies to promote housing development