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News Briefs
CP&DR News Briefs February 13, 2017: S.F. TDM Program; L.A. Community Plans; Infrastructure District in S.D.; and More
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance to encourage developers to establish Transportation Demand Management (TDM) programs in many new projects citywide.
Noemi Wyss
Feb 13, 2017
CP&DR News Briefs February 6, 2017: Bay Area Sprawl; Obsolete Freeways; L.A. River Revitalization; and More
San Francisco’s Greenbelt Alliance released At Risk: The Bay Area Greenbelt , which found that 293,100 acres of farmland and natural spaces are eligible for development in the next few decades.
Noemi Wyss
Feb 7, 2017
CP&DR News Briefs January 30, 2016: L.A. Affordable Housing; S.D. Urban Forest; Central Valley & Climate Change; and More
An audit of the City of Los Angeles’ affordably-priced housing program and density bonus program finds that they have been relatively ineffectual.
Noemi Wyss
Jan 31, 2017
CP&DR News Briefs January 23, 2017: San Diego Forest Conservation; Qualcomm Stadium Redevelopment; L.A. Ballot Measure Economic Impacts; and More
The Sierra Club, Cleveland National Forest Foundation, and Save Our Forest and Ranchlands filed a lawsuit in the San Diego Superior Court against San Diego County...
Noemi Wyss
Jan 23, 2017
CP&DR News Briefs January 16, 2016: Developer Donations in L.A.; Revitalizing Soma; Chargers to Leave S.D., and More
Several Los Angeles City Council members are proposing legislation to ban donations from real estate developers during and shortly after city reviews of their building projects.
Noemi Wyss
Jan 16, 2017
CP&DR News Briefs January 9, 2017: Draft of Housing Needs Assessment; E. Palo Alto Sues Menlo Park; Coastal Commission Audit; and More
The California Department of Housing and Community Development released the 2025 Statewide Housing Assessment Public Draft, entitled "California’s Housing Future: Challenges and Opportunities."
Noemi Wyss
Jan 9, 2017
CP&DR News Briefs January 2, 2017: Bay-Delta Tunnel Environmental Review; S.F. Streetcar Route; LAFCO Awards, and More
The state released a 90,000-page environmental review of the $15.7 billion water tunnel project proposed for the Sacramento Bay-Delta.
Noemi Wyss
Jan 2, 2017
CP&DR News Briefs December 26, 2016: L.A. Ballot Measure Update; Offshore Fracking Controversy; 'Best Performing Cities;' and More
A report by Beacon Economics estimates that the City of Los Angeles would lose $70 million per year in sales tax, property tax, and other taxes as well as 12,000 jobs if Measure S passes.
Noemi Wyss
Dec 28, 2016
CP&DR News Briefs December 19, 2016: HIgh-Speed Rail Bond Sale Approved
The California High Speed Rail Authority approved $3.2 billion in the first major sale of voter-approved construction bonds.
Noemi Wyss
Dec 19, 2016
CP&DR News Briefs December 12, 2016: Plan Bay Area; San Diego Expediting; Stanford Campus Plan; and More
A joint committee of the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission has approved a draft update of Plan Bay Area.
Noemi Wyss
Dec 12, 2016
CP&DR News Briefs December 5, 2016: Tahoe Regional Plan; Prop. 13 Inequities; SANDAG Eminent Domain, and More
A long-running conflict between environmental groups and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) has ended with an appeals court upholding the controversial TRPA plan.
Noemi Wyss
Dec 5, 2016
CP&DR News Briefs November 28, 2016: Housing Subsidies in S.D.; Eureka and Sea Level Rise; Gentrification Debate Continues in S.F., and More
A review of San Diego city records show that despite expenditures of billions of taxpayers dollars over the past four decades, more low-income units have been shut down than replaced.
Noemi Wyss
Nov 29, 2016
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