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.

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer has introduced his One Fresno Housing Strategy intended to improve housing affordability in response to the county's increasingly hot housing market.

State Senate leaders have proposed several plans for spending California’s budget surplus, which has grown far beyond the originally projected $29 billion. Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/28/californias-budget-surplus-has-exploded-to-68b-00028680

The City of Anaheim and the Department of Housing and Community Development have reached a settlement over Anaheim's violation of the Surplus Land Act.

A nonprofit organization connected to the California Association of Realtors, sued six cities located in Los Angeles and Orange counties, for failing to meet meet a deadline to approve updated housing elements.

President Biden has proposed a $10 billion state and local grant program that would work to roll back single-family zoning laws.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted the Safety Element Update to the county’s general plan, which will limit new development in wildfire hazard zones.

Four mostly suburban cities in Los Angeles County have filed suit against the state to block provisions of a recently adopted housing law. Read more: https://therealdeal-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/therealdeal.com/la/2022/04/01/four-la-county-cities-sue-state-on-sb9s-split-resi-lots/amp/