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Land Use Legislation Roundup 2021
Beyond the new housing laws, this year's batch of land use legislation is led by laws addressing wildfires, climate change mitigation, and transportation.

Josh Stephens
Oct 18, 2021
Newsom Signs 27 More Housing Bills
Following up on his high-profile signing of Senate Bills 9 and 10, along with several others, last week, Newsom signed 27 bills related to housing earlier this week.

Josh Stephens
Oct 2, 2021
Most Housing Bills Make It To Newsom's Desk
If the governor signs them all, it could represent another big shift in state-local relations on housing.

Josh Stephens
Sep 14, 2021
ABAG Grapples With RHNA Appeals
As with SCAG, Bay Area jurisdictions are appealing their housing targets in large numbers. Unsurprisingly, the most challengers are coming from Marin County.

Josh Stephens
Aug 29, 2021
HCD's New "Prohousing" Designation
The designation will give "prohousing" jurisdictions a leg up on some housing grant programs. But will it fundamentally change how any cities approach the housing question?

William Fulton
Aug 3, 2021
Lancaster's BLVD Delivers
An unlikely strip of urbanism in an unlikely place, The BLVD is a model more urban cities in California could learn from.

Josh Stephens
Jul 20, 2021
California's Long-Running Land Use Stalemates
Endless process is a regular feature of California land use and infrastructure. Here's a rundown of our favorite stalemates -- and a request that you provide us with your own!

Josh Stephens
Jul 13, 2021
San Diego, Sacramento See Surge in Multi-Family
During the pandemic year, apartments and condominiums in those two markets surged. Everywhere else, housing permits went down.

William Fulton
Jun 28, 2021


The Plex Paradox
CP&DR webinar highlights nuts-and-bolts of how cities will deal with eliminating single-family zoning. The panel was co-sponsored by the Terner Center and California APA.

Josh Stephens
Jun 21, 2021
E-Commerce Boom Leads To Warehouse Moratoriums
Amid pressure from community groups, Inland Empire cities reconsider benefits of big warehouses.

Josh Stephens
Jun 15, 2021


Growth War In San Benito County
While the Bay Area boomed over the decades, diminutive San Benito County kept a low-profile. Now, the days of rural quietude may be ending, whether residents like it or not. Newport Pacific Land Company indicated last month it intends to move forward with the formal planning appl
Sarah Klearman
Jun 7, 2021
June 17 Webinar: The -Plex Paradox: Writing the Code to Undo Single-Family Zoning
CP&DR co-sponsors a webinar Thursday, June 17 about the complexities and practical realities of undoing single-family zoning.
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Jun 2, 2021
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