This article is brought to you courtesy of the paying subscribers to California Planning & Development Report. You can subscribe to CP&DR by clicking here. You can sign up for CP&DR’s free weekly newsletter here. Federal Officials Conduct Review Questioning Coastal Commission’s Authority The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is conducting an out-of-cycle federal review of the California Coastal Commission, threatening the authority the state has held for more t

A rundown of ways the Trump administration has treated California like a parasite and an enemy rather than a constituent state.

There are more than 20 definitions of infill in state law and policy. It creates a needle that's almost impossible to thread.

Malibu and Pasadena have settled a lawsuit brought by YIMBY Law, agreeing to repeal their pause on lot splits and allowing homeowners to build up to four units on single-family parcels in the Eaton and Palisades fire areas

The proposed Esmeralda development in Cloverdale hopes to realize a large-scale New Urbanist Vision

Sonoma County claimed its new groundwater regulations weren't subject to CEQA. But 95% of its wells would be ministerially approved., and an appellate court disagreed.

This article is brought to you courtesy of the paying subscribers to California Planning & Development Report. You can subscribe to CP&DR by clicking here. You can sign up for CP&DR’s free weekly newsletter here. Bay Area Voters to Decide Fate of Regionwide Transit Funding The Connect Bay Area transit funding measure will officially appear on the November 2026 ballot after election the campaign collected 305,000 signatures, nearly doubling the required 186,000. The tax measur

Up and down the state, lifeless '60s City Halls and other buildings are being connected to existing activity districts

L.A. judge rules that Pasadena can't rely on self-certification to avoid builder's remedy, even though application was filed before passage of AB 1886

Developer's argument that Local Coastal Program is a purely local policy that builders remedy can end-run falls flat.

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The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the Upper Westside development, clearing the way for a roughly 2,000-acre community