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News Briefs
OPR Releases First Update to General Plan Guidelines in 17 Years
The document includes substantive changes, including brand-new discussions on environmental justice, infill development, and climate change.
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Aug 5, 2017
CP&DR News Briefs July 31, 2017: San Diego Housing; Pt. Reyes Ranching Plan; Santa Monica Downtown; and More
The City of San Diego City Council approved legislation designed to quickly increase the amount of housing constructed at affordable prices to middle and low-income residents
Noemi Wyss
Jul 31, 2017
CP&DR News Briefs July 24, 2017: Newhall Ranch Approvals; Fossil Fuel Companies Sued; State Names 14 Arts Districts; and More
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors certified a revised environmental impact report and approved two subdivisions in Newhall Ranch
Noemi Wyss
Jul 24, 2017
CP&DR News Briefs July 17, 2017: Sea Level Rise; Cap-and-Trade Extension; Facebook Campus Expansion; and More
Areas that are expected to experience frequent flooding by 2030 are northern parts of Huntington Beach and the peninsula in Newport Beach, Balboa Island, the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station, and the Port of Long Beach >>read more
Noemi Wyss
Jul 17, 2017
CP&DR News Briefs July 10, 2017: SGC Annual Report; Analysis of AHSC Grants; Proposed Repeal of WOTUS Rule, and More
The Strategic Growth Council released its Annual Report to the legislature for the 2016-2017 Fiscal Year >>read more
Noemi Wyss
Jul 10, 2017
CP&DR News Briefs July 3, 2017: Prop. 13 & Baby Boomers; Delta Tunnels Get Nod from Feds; Housing Costs Reach New Record; and More
The Legislative Analyst’s Office recently released a report , “How Will Aging Baby Boomers Affect Future Property Tax Revenues?”
Noemi Wyss
Jul 3, 2017
CP&DR News Briefs June 26, 2017: Walkscore Survey; Newhall Ranch Advances; National Monument Protection; and More
In Walkscore's 2017 City and Neighborhood Ranking , a ranking of the most walkable and bikeable neighborhoods and cities in the US, Canada and Australia, San Francisco came out No. 2 with a score of 86.
Noemi Wyss
Jun 26, 2017
CP&DR News Briefs June 19, 2017: CARB GHG Targets; Google in Downtown San Jose; BART TOD Guidelines; and More
This California Air Resources Board released its Draft Staff Report on the Proposed Update to the Senate Bill 375 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Targets
Noemi Wyss
Jun 20, 2017
CP&DR News Briefs June 12, 2017: Paris Accords; Disabled Housing Lawsuit in L.A.; EPA Brownfields Funding; and More
Fifty California cities — out of 292 nationwide -- have joined the effort known as # ClimateMayors
Noemi Wyss
Jun 12, 2017
CP&DR News Briefs June 5, 2017: Housing Group Sues Berkeley; Design for Sea Level Rise; Trump Budget Proposal; and More
The San Francisco Bay Area Renters Federation (SFBARF) is suing the City of Berkeley City Council over allegations that the council has repeatedly violated California’s Housing Accountability Act
Noemi Wyss
Jun 5, 2017
CP&DR News Briefs May 21, 2017: AHSC Grant Guidelines Update; State Climate Adaptation Plan; S.F. Affordable Housing; and More
The new draft Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program Guidelines is being revised by the Strategic Growth Council with a few significant changes.
Noemi Wyss
May 22, 2017
CP&DR News Briefs May 16, 2017: SGC Planning Grants; Bus Overhaul on S.F. Peninsula; Bay Area Housing Shortage; and More
The Strategic Growth Council Sustainable Communities Planning Grants & Incentives Best Practices Pilot Program awarded $250,000 in Proposition 84 monies to six projects statewide.
Noemi Wyss
May 15, 2017
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