The developer said the city kept stalling the builder's remedy application. The city sid the developer never actually proved a "disapproval".

Beyond that, where you stand depends on where you sit: Where is the "streetfront" in a suburban shopping center?

The court was forced to interpret the meaning of a confusing map in the Local Coastal Plan. The justices concluded that the project was outside any environmentally sensitive area.

The city is proposing a specific plan that would destroy part of the historic project. But the court ruled that it was not required to consider an alternative plan put forth by advocates.

San Diego judge rules that prohibition on HOA bans of ADUs apply only to property zoned for single-family use.

A local developer's approval of one project got sued by neighbors, while the same developer sued the county for not approving a second project.

Links to labor unions were too speculative to prove potential financial benefit -- and Housing Accountability Act argument also failed.

When it's an in-lieu fee for affordable housing.

The Ventura panel of the Second District Court of Appeal has issued two unpublished opinions, both favoring a city in Ventura County over claims made by local residents and property owners.

An attempt to challenge the Density Bonus Law and L.A.'s ED1 in federal court on constitutional grounds failed.

Building Industry Association's argument that nexus study numbers don't add up.

In a case from Tiburon, an appellate court said future housing projects are not "reasonably foreseeable".