The polarizing Senate Bill 50, which would have increased densities in many urban areas, is put on hold until 2020

Revised budget would focus on Infill Infrastructure Grant program rather than rewarding cities for meeting housing production goals. >>read more

SB 743 regulations are the highest of the latest update, six years in the making.

Amid rapid changes in the Bay Area and, especially, the increase in housing costs regionwide, the City of Oakland is looking to an updated downtown plan to keep the city both diverse and affordable. The preliminary draft of the Downtown Oakland Specific Plan, released in January,

How far will Wiener bill go this year? >>read more

$250 Million in Planning Grants Would Be Tied To Higher Short-Term Production Goals. >>>read more

Bay Area's CASA Compact appears to be driving agenda in Sacramento. >>read more

Small communities are fighting the stores, but usually they are allowed by local zoning.

City bans auto-oriented uses such as fast-food and auto repair establishments.

Impact on local government could be huge.

Budget proposes $500 million carrot for housing production but significant sticks for failing to hit the mark.

Judge keeps ordering Encinitas to prepare new housing element, but voters keep shooting it down.