Sen. Scott Wiener and Assemblymember Robert Rivas co-introduced legislation that would allow local governments to upzone neighborhoods.

Los Angeles established what it is calling a "Transportation Technology Innovation Zone" to field-test new transportation technologies.

The University of California Board of Regents voted to move forward with a $1.1 billion addition to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.

San Jose city officials released a development plan that would add 13,000 residential units, up to 13.7 million square feet of office space.

Attorney General Xavier Becerra is urging the San Diego County Supervisors to deny, at least temporarily, approval of a large South County development because of concerns about impacts to wildlife

A coalition of environmental groups including the Sierra Club is suing the East Bay city of Richmond over its approval of a mixed-use project

The Southern California Association of Governments reports that 50 jurisdictions have filed objects to their RHNA allocations

The California Chapter of the American Planning Association announced its annual awards in September at its virtual conference.

Newport Beach and Huntington Beach have announced they will appeal their Regional Housing Needs Assessments

Four of San Diego Association of Governments' member cities are suing the agency for what they claim is an inequitable use of a weighted vote.

Governor Gavin Newsom is seeking to set aside 30 percent of the state's land for conservation and agriculture.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that phases out the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035--the most aggressive clean-car policy in the United States.