According to a new State Population Report from the Department of Finance, California grew by 0.85 percent or 335,000 people in 2016.

The American Planning Association announced its 12 National Planning Achievement Awards for 2017 in advance of its national conference in New York City.

Southern California is facing a major die-off of trees throughout parks, campuses and yards in both urban and rural areas, according to data from the U.S. Forest Service.

The Association of Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission released draft Plan Bay Area 2040 .

After an intense week of lobbying, largely on the part of Gov. Brown, the state legislature passed a $52 billion transportation plan that will raise gas taxes to fund road projects.

Gov. Jerry Brown announced a $5.2 billion transportation package that would raise gas taxes and place a sliding charge linked to a vehicle’s value on drivers. Most of the funds raised would go to pay for state and local road maintenance and repairs, as well as public transit and

Gov. Jerry Brown made appointments to fill three vacant positions on the California Coastal Commission.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) and California EPA announced the release of the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an executive directive that has banned City Planning Commissions from meeting or communicating privately with real estate developers whose plans they are vetting

Board members of the San Diego Association of Governments are calling for an independent investigation into the agency’s flawed forecasting of revenue projections

Recently appointed Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has ordered a stop payment on the $647 million grant for electrification of the Caltrain right of way in the Bay Area until a full audit is done on high-speed rail.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to overturn the Bureau of Land Management’s “Planning 2.0” rule, which took effect in December.