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The Ventura panel of the Second District Court of Appeal has issued two unpublished opinions, both favoring a city in Ventura County over claims made by local residents and property owners.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

Judge Sides With Developers On Preliminary Application Timing A Santa Clara County judge has ruled that developers are entitled to a new 90-day extension under the Housing Crisis Act every time a city or county rules that a development application is incomplete.

A Berkeley citizen group lost its challenge to People's Park in the legislature and the California Supreme Court. But that didn't stop the group from claiming enough of a victory to seek $1 million in attorney's fees. An appellate court shot the idea down.