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News Briefs
CP&DR News Briefs November 5, 2019: Google Campus Details; Protecting Joshua Trees; Developer Fees; and More
Google Provides More Details on Downtown San Jose Plan
Robin Glover
Nov 4, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs October 29, 2019: Facebook Housing; MLS Commits to Sacramento; Encinitas Sues Citizens; and More
Facebook announced it will commit over $1 billion over the next decade to offset its contributions to California’s affordable housing shortage >> read more
Robin Glover
Oct 29, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs October 22, 2019: Market St. Car Ban; I.E. Nixes Rail; San Jose BART; and More
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency unanimously approved a ban of vehicles on Market Street.
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Oct 21, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs October 15, 2019: Carbon Emissions; State Surplus Land; Caltrain Expansion; and More
California will likely miss its emissions reductions goals for the next decade, in part due to unprecedented carbon dioxide emissions from the 2018 wildfire seasons.
Brett Simpson
Oct 15, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs Oct. 8, 2019: Oakland Stadium; Vallco Mall; Transportation & Climate Change, and More
A Superior Court judge issued a temporary order to block Alameda County’s Coliseum land sale to the Oakland A’s.
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Oct 7, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs October 1, 2019: Cargill Salt Ponds; Transportation Commission; Endangered Species Act Suit; and More
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Bay Area conservation groups separately sued the federal EPA for its failure to protect Redwood City’s salt ponds.
Brett Simpson
Sep 30, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs September 24, 2019: Federal TOD Legislation; Huntington Beach Sues State; HSR Route into Bay Area; and More
Congressmember Scott Peters introduced a new bipartisan federal bill to increase funding to build homes near transit.
Brett Simpson
Sep 23, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs September 17, 2019: Mission Valley; Housing Plans; SMART Rail; and More
The San Diego City Council adopted a new 30-year community plan that rezones the entire region and allows for more housing and commercial development near transit.
Brett Simpson
Sep 16, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs September 10, 2019: L.A. TOD Lawsuit; Zoning & Housing Production; Bay Area Freaks Out Developers; and More
A Los Angeles anti-development group filed a petition in Los Angeles Supreme Court targeting the city’s aims to increase affordable housing and density near transit
Brett Simpson
Sep 9, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs August 27, 2019: Coastal Estuary Loss; Fires Scare Insurers; Endangered Species Act Battle; and More
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found that 85 percent of coastal estuaries along the West Coast have been destroyed by development
Brett Simpson
Aug 26, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs August 20, 2019: Healdsburg Housing Lawsuit; Vegas-Victorville Train; Bay Area Regional Transit; and More
A local environmental group is suing the City of Healdsburg for failing to account for the greenhouse gas emissions of what could be the city’s largest housing project
Brett Simpson
Aug 20, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs August 12, 2019: "Sue the Suburbs;" San Diego Specific Plans; HCD vs. Cupertino; and More
As part of a multi-pronged effort to “sue the suburbs” and push for development of new housing, a housing advocacy group filed a lawsuit against Los Altos
Brett Simpson
Aug 12, 2019
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