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News Briefs
CP&DR News Briefs October 17, 2023: Wildfire Zone Insurance; Fresno Property Tax; L.A. Climate Plan; and More
The Fresno City Council granted a key developer exemption for his planned 71-home development from a community facilities district tax.

Ella Morner-Ritt
Oct 15, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs October 10, 2023: New Bay-Delta Plan; Davis vs. HCD; BART Extension Cost; and More
The State Water Resources Control Board released a nearly 6,000-page draft to update the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan

Ella Morner-Ritt
Oct 9, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs October 3, 2023: S.D. Mileage Tax; Environmental Justice in Oakland; TOD Trends; and More
The San Diego Association of Governments has committed to exclude a regional road user charge, or "mileage tax," from its 30-year planning documents

Ella Morner-Ritt
Oct 2, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs September 26, 2023: Environmental Justice; Federal Climate Grants; Homelessness Ballot Measure; and More
The Attorney General's Office released comprehensive guidance for local governments to address environmental justice

Ella Morner-Ritt
Sep 25, 2023
2023 APA California Awards
The California Chapter of the American Planning Association presented the following awards at its annual conference in Fresno last week
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Sep 25, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs September 19, 2023: Coastal Act Fine; San Diego-Navy Land Deal; Climate Change & Wildfires; and More
The Coastal Commission unanimously approved a significant settlement with San Diego's Paradise Point resort, addressing Coastal Act violations that hindered public access to city-owned waterfront

Ella Morner-Ritt
Sep 18, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs September 12, 2023: Oakland Coliseum; Tribal Housing; L.A. Transfer Tax; and More
The (likely) departing Oakland A’s turned down an offer from a local Black-owned development group to purchase their share of the Oakland Coliseum site

Ella Morner-Ritt
Sep 10, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs September 5, 2023: Concord Naval Station; San Jose Housing Element; L.A. Transfer Tax; and More
The City of Concord selected Brookfield Properties as the master developer for the transformation of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station into a massive mixed-use community

Ella Morner-Ritt
Sep 4, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs August 29, 2023: "New City" in Bay Area; OC Fights Housing Goals; Monterey County Drilling Ban; and More
Over the past five years, a company called Flannery Associates has been acquiring over $800 million of open and agricultural land near Fairfield in Solano County, with apparent ambitions to build a new city.

Ella Morner-Ritt
Aug 28, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs August 22, 2023: $2.8B in Funding Available; S.D. Convention Center; Plugging Oil Wells; and More
The California Department of Housing and Community Development released its 2023-2024 Notice of Funding Availability calendar -- for $2.8 billion

Ella Morner-Ritt
Aug 20, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs August 15, 2023: SB 35 Efficacy; Autonomous Vehicles in S.F.; State Resilience Grants; and More
A report from UC Berkeley's Terner Center for Housing Innovation studies the impact of Senate Bill 35 five years after its statewide approval

Ella Morner-Ritt
Aug 14, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs August 8, 2023: Population Stagnation; Sunnyvale Specific Plan; San Diego Housing; and More
New projections from the California Department of Finance suggest the state's long-term population growth is slowing

Ella Morner-Ritt
Aug 7, 2023
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