San Francisco and San Jose have gotten their alternative plans approved. Los Angeles and San Diego took the deferral route.

Huntington Beach Loses Anti-SLAPP Motion Against State

The city was supposed to adopt the Baylands Specific Plan by May 18 but now says it won't be able to do so until fall. HCD has threatened fines and other enforcement action.

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The county approved the project and drew a CEQA lawsuit from the Sierra Club. Then it imposed a moratorium and drew another lawsuit from the developer.

Cal Supremes say test for Class 1 (minor) exemption is the nature of the change, not the risk of environmental harm

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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. Imperial County Enacts Moratorium on Data Centers On a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors, Imperial County will impose a 45-day moratorium on pending and future data center projects, despite three months ago advancing plans for the largest data center in Cali

But the Cal Supremes depublished the lower court ruling, so it's unclear whether broad mathematical calculations are still permissible.

The city finally approved its 2021-2029 housing element. But compliance depends on whether a judge and HCD will accept a vastly increased overlay system.

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Affordable housing developers say it helps them. But economic development folks say it hurts their efforts and may actually decrease the amount of housing built.