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News Briefs
CP&DR News Briefs January 16, 2024: Homelessness Sup. Court Case; San Diego Co. Transportation Measure; Caltrans & AI; and More
The United States Supreme Court will decide whether homeless individuals have a constitutional right to camp on public property

Ella Morner-Ritt
Jan 14, 2024
CP&DR News Briefs January 9, 2024: Indigenous Lands Reparations; Transit Ridership Recovery; Reclaimed Water; and More
California's Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to return the historic Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery, including over 40 acres of land in Inyo County, to the Indigenous Paiute people

Ella Morner-Ritt
Jan 7, 2024
CP&DR News Briefs January 2, 2024: Coastal Access; Long Beach Wind Farm; Baylands Project EIR; and More
The Coastal Commission voted unanimously to fine the Rio Del Mar Beach Island Homeowners Association $4.7 million due to violations dating back to 1982

Ella Morner-Ritt
Dec 31, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs December 19, 2023: San Diego Housing Plan; Sacramento Delta Tunnel; S.F. Housing Element; and More
The San Diego City Council adopted a wide-ranging set of measures aimed at tackling the city's housing crisis with a 7-1 vote

Ella Morner-Ritt
Dec 17, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs December 12, 2023: High Speed Rail; San Francisco Housing; Sacramento Upzoning; and More
Two high speed rail projects in California received Federal Railroad Authority grants totaling over $6 billion

Ella Morner-Ritt
Dec 11, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs December 5, 2023: Tahoe Development Plan; Local Tax Ballot Measure; Cupertino Builder's Remedy; and More
A coalition of residents on the California side of Lake Tahoe area filed a lawsuit to block recently-approved modifications to a development plan allowing for increased affordable housing

Ella Morner-Ritt
Dec 3, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs November 28, 2023: S.F. Housing Element; State Housing Plan Spending; Berkeley Upzoning; and More
San Francisco has missed a deadline set by the California Department of Housing and Community Development for adoption of its housing element

Ella Morner-Ritt
Nov 26, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs November 21, 2023: San Diego Housing; Huntington Beach Litigation; "California Forever" Update; and More
The San Diego City Council rejected Mayor Todd Gloria's Housing Action Package 2.0, initially perceived as uncontroversial

Ella Morner-Ritt
Nov 18, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs November 14, 2023: L.A. Approvals; Sites Reservoir; Kern River; and More
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has issued Executive Directive 7, which aims to reassess the city's site plan review process for market-rate housing developments with 50 or more net new units

Ella Morner-Ritt
Nov 13, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs November 7, 2023: Mountain House Incorporation; Google San Jose Troubles; S.F. Housing Element; and More
Mountain House, a new master-planned community west of Tracy in San Joaquin County, will become the county's incorporated eighth city if voters approve in March 2024

Ella Morner-Ritt
Nov 5, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs October 31, 2023: S.F. Housing; L.A. Transfer Tax; State Housing Funding; and More
A yearlong investigation by state housing officials reveals that San Francisco's housing approval process is excessively long and violates housing laws

Ella Morner-Ritt
Oct 30, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs October 24, 2023: Moffett Field Redevelopment; REAP Funding; Bicycling Trends; and More
UC Berkeley is partnering with NASA and real estate developer SKS Partners to develop a 36-acre research park in the Mountain View area

Ella Morner-Ritt
Oct 23, 2023
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