News Briefs

Cupertino approved redevelopment of the Vallco mall site -- one of the first SB 35 controversies in the state.

The United States Supreme Court rejected a significant property-rights challenge to rent control laws in New York City and California

Caltrans released its long-awaited guidelines for the design of complete streets last month; they are effective immediately

Seven California jurisdictions -- the cities of Eureka, Healdsburg, Mountain View, Petaluma, San Luis Obispo and Santa Monica as well as Tulare County -- have been designated as Prohousing by the state

San Jose, aiming to regain control over housing development, has rejected builder's remedy applications filed after June 20, sparking potential legal conflicts over several large residential projects

The City of Fresno is indefinitely shelving the ambitious plan for a 45,000-home community in southeast Fresno known as the Southeast Development Area

California Forever, the development group funded by tech billionaires with plans to build a new city in Solano County, submitted a ballot initiative seeking an exemption from the county's Orderly Growth ordinance

The United States Supreme Court will decide whether homeless individuals have a constitutional right to camp on public property

California's Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to return the historic Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery, including over 40 acres of land in Inyo County, to the Indigenous Paiute people

The Coastal Commission voted unanimously to fine the Rio Del Mar Beach Island Homeowners Association $4.7 million due to violations dating back to 1982

The San Diego City Council adopted a wide-ranging set of measures aimed at tackling the city's housing crisis with a 7-1 vote

Two high speed rail projects in California received Federal Railroad Authority grants totaling over $6 billion