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Newsom Considers Revival of Redevelopment and Anti-Moratorium Bills
What will he sign?
Josh Stephens
Sep 24, 2019
Southern California Balks at Aggressive Housing Numbers; SANDAG Cities Fight over Allocation
HCD assigned SCAG a far more aggressive housing target than it had asked for: 1,344,770.
Josh Stephens
Sep 4, 2019
With BART Extension Imminent, San Jose Looks to Turn Suburb into Urban Village
While many of the bedroom communities in Silicon Valley have clung to their residential character, even amid the Bay Area’s housing affordability crisis, San Jose has of late embraced a decidedly urban vision. Google plans to build a mixed-use headquarters downtown, and city lead
Mathew Hose
Sep 3, 2019
Housing Crisis Turns School Districts Into Developers
Especially in Bay Area, districts look at landholdings and see potential to provide housing for teachers.
Josh Stephens
Aug 12, 2019
New Leader Shakes Up San Diego Regional Planning
Hasan Ikhrata has wasted no time putting his stamp on the San Diego Association of Governments – and if he is successful it could bring significant changes to SB 375 regional planning around the state. Ikhrata, the former executive director of the Southern California Association
Andrew Keatts
Jul 29, 2019
State Begins To Push SB 2 Planning Money Out The Door
Application process is easy for $123 million in noncompetitive grants for housing planning projects.
Josh Stephens
Jul 16, 2019
Newsom's Budget Includes Fines to Spur Housing
Gov. Gavin Newsom allocated $2.7 billion for housing and homelessness — the most ever in a California budget — and policies to prod cities into complying with RHNA
Josh Stephens
Jun 30, 2019
Raft of Housing, Land Use Bills Remain Alive in Legislature
California lawmakers advanced an estimated 200 housing-related bills, many of which have advanced out of their houses of origin as of the May 31 deadline
Josh Stephens
Jun 13, 2019
Legal Settlement Enables St. Helena to Embrace Density in General Plan
Battle over eight-unit apartment building yields to adoption of St. Helena General Plan update
Uzo Ehi
Jun 3, 2019


Tahoe Uses Big Data To Tackle Transportation Problems
Guess what? Congestion is way worse than previous estimates suggested. But Big Data may help find the solutions too.
Brett Simpson
May 27, 2019
Chronicling the Life and Death of SB 50
CP&DR has followed Wiener’s campaign to marry housing and transit from the start
Josh Stephens
May 18, 2019
Committee Chair Refuses to Hold Vote on Housing Bill SB 50
The polarizing Senate Bill 50, which would have increased densities in many urban areas, is put on hold until 2020
Josh Stephens
May 17, 2019
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