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News Briefs
CP&DR News Briefs May 9, 2023: Population Loss; L.A. Community Plans; Pittsburgh Annexation; and More
The Department of Finance finds that state population decline has continued but is slowing, with a 0.35% population decrease, roughly 138,400 persons

Ella Morner-Ritt
May 8, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs May 2, 2023: S.F. Housing Approvals; State Sues Elk Grove; A's Eye Vegas; and More
Pressured by state officials, the San Francisco Planning Commission approved three controversial housing developments

Ella Morner-Ritt
May 1, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs April 25, 2023: S.F. Streamlining; Treasure Island Lawsuits; Sonoma Co. Development; and More
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Joel Engardio proposed new legislation that would eliminate Planning Commission meeting hearings delaying development by months or even years.

Ella Morner-Ritt
Apr 24, 2023
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
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