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News Briefs
CP&DR News Briefs April 18, 2023: Huntington Beach Suit; San Diego Parking Requirements; Housing Law Database, and More
The office of Attorney General Rob Bonta, amended the state's existing lawsuit against Huntington Beach to focus on the city's failure to adopt a housing element due back in October 2021.

Ella Morner-Ritt
Apr 16, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs April 11, 2023: Livermore Legal Battle; More Prohousing Designations; Fair Housing Online Tool; and More
Save Livermore Downtown filed a petition to the California Supreme Court to review the appellate court's published decision in favor of a housing development.

Ella Morner-Ritt
Apr 10, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs April 4, 2023: Palo Alto Builder's Remedy; Concord Naval Station; S.F. Housing Reforms; and More
A new SB 330 pre-application project in Palo Alto would include nine units of affordable housing out of a proposed 45-unit building, with plans to invoke the “builder’s remedy.

Ella Morner-Ritt
Apr 2, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs March 28, 2023: Huntington Beach Suits; Bonta vs. Elk Grove; Lafayette Legal Saga; and More
The Huntington Beach city council again deadlocked and failed to adopt its Sixth Cycle housing element.

Ella Morner-Ritt
Mar 26, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs March 21, 2023: SGC Funding; S.F. Housing Nonprofit; Progress on Homelessness; and More
The Strategic Growth Council (SGC) announced $99.2 in funding opportunities for neighborhood-serving capital infrastructure projects in historically underserved communities.

Ella Morner-Ritt
Mar 20, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs March 14, 2023: APA Legislative Priorities; HSR Ridership; Walkable City Rankings; and More
The American Planning Association of California released its 2023-2023 Legislation Platform outlining priorities in the next two years of statewide city planning issues.

Ella Morner-Ritt
Mar 12, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs March 7, 2023: 26 Builder's Remedy Applications; S.D. Climate Plan Lawsuit; Office Conversion Bill; and More
Developers in Southern California filed 26 builder's remedy projects as of late January, allocating 1,795 of the 8,642 new homes as low-income housing.

Ella Morner-Ritt
Mar 6, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs February 28, 2023: Huntington Beach Housing;Transit Funding; CEQA Reform; and More
The Huntington Beach City Attorney announced he is preparing a lawsuit to protest the city’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation of 13,368 units, and hte city will not recognize builder's remedy appplications.

Ella Morner-Ritt
Feb 27, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs February 21, 2023: San Francisco Tax Lawsuit; Land-Use Bills; S.D. Development; and More
A group of landlords and property owners along with the San Francisco Apartment Association are suing the city over "The Empty Home Tax,"

Ella Morner-Ritt
Feb 20, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs February 14, 2023: AG Warns Huntington Beach; San Francisco Housing; Prohousing Counties; and More
With San Francisco's Housing Element certified by the state, Mayor London Breed announced an overhaul of the city's housing policies.

Ella Morner-Ritt
Feb 13, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs February 7, 2023: Surplus Land Map; Oakland Coliseum; Concord Base Reuse; and More
The Department of General Services in partnership with the Department of Housing and Community Development released an interactive public map of property identified by local governments to help developers find land for housing development.
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Feb 5, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs January 31, 2023: Caltrain Extension; L.A. Tenant Protections; Bay Area Transit Suit; and More
The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) released a new estimate that puts the cost of extending Caltrain 1.3 miles to the Salesforce Tower in downtown San Francisco at $6.7 billion.
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Jan 30, 2023
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