The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an initiative placing an option on the ballot to request an official study. Read more: https://www.sbsun.com/2022/08/03/san-bernardino-county-secession-measure-advances-to-november-2022-ballot/

A controversial proposed ordinance that would do away with single-family zoning throughout San Francisco San Francisco is effectively dead -- for now.

Trust for Public Land completed the final purchase phase of 6,000 acres of Los Angeles County ranch land.

State policymakers are planning to take some of the pressure off of Los Angeles and other large Southern California cities to meet state housing goals.

The Department of Housing and Community Development announced updated SB 35 determinations identifying California cities and counties subject to streamlined housing approval rules. Read more: https://www.hcd.ca.gov/community-development/accountability-enforcement/statutory-determinations.shtml

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance allowing fourplexes citywide and six-unit homes on all corner lots. Read more: https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/single-family-zoning-17269644.php

YIMBY Law filed a lawsuit against the City of Burbank for illegally blocking a project seemingly compliant with SB 35.

The Department of Housing and Community Development approved a San Diego affordable housing proposal allowing taller apartment buildings in coastal areas. Read more: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/growth-development/story/2022-06-15/state-opens-door-to-apartment-buildings-over-30-feet-in-san-diegos-coastal-zone

The Berkeley City Council voted to approve several seven-story buildings totaling about 2,400 housing units near North Berkeley BART stations. Read more: https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/Berkeley-BART-stations-could-see-up-to-3-600-17218128.php

San Francisco's plan to bring housing units, commercial development, and green spaces to the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard space fails to consider the potential impact of hazardous chemicals at the site, according to a new grand jury report.

Angels owner Arte Moreno's development company has agreed to abandon the redevelopment of the the Angel Stadium site.

The Coastal Commission officially voted against Poseidon Water's desalination plant proposal in Huntington Beach.