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Marin Quarry's Non-Conforming Status Prevents Expansion
Court says lack of additional environmental impacts are irrelevant in non-conforming situation

William Fulton
Apr 21, 2019


How an Arizona Outpost Quenches California's Thirst
Water influences urban planning only in the broadest sense. It doesn’t tell us where to build or in what configuration. But it determines how many of us can live here. The Colorado River is the biggest determinant of the all.

Josh Stephens
Apr 17, 2019
Bay Area Planning Directors Consider "Common Destiny" at APA Panel
Their jurisdictions are different. But their problems are pretty similar -- especially on housing.

Josh Stephens
Apr 16, 2019
Updated CEQA Guidelines Finally Go Into Effect
SB 743 regulations are the highest of the latest update, six years in the making.

Josh Stephens
Apr 16, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs April 16, 2019: APA Awards; San Diego Parking; Sacramento Soccer Stadium; and More
The American Planning Association included six California projects among its national award recipients for 2019
Brett Simpson
Apr 14, 2019
Downtown Oakland Plan Seeks to Promote Affordability, Diversity, Arts
Amid rapid changes in the Bay Area and, especially, the increase in housing costs regionwide, the City of Oakland is looking to an updated downtown plan to keep the city both diverse and affordable. The preliminary draft of the Downtown Oakland Specific Plan, released in January,
Sarah Klearman
Apr 13, 2019
SB 50 Clears First Committee Hurdle
How far will Wiener bill go this year? >>read more

William Fulton
Apr 9, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs April 9, 2019: Congestion Pricing; Statewide Housing Goals; 100 Resilient Cities
The Southern California Association of Governments has identified a 4.3-square-mile are of West Los Angeles as the possible location of the state's first congestion pricing scheme
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Apr 8, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs April 2, 2019: Health Disparities; Bay Area Housing & Mobility; Gentrification in L.A., S.D.
A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study found that residents in rural counties like Kern in San Joaquin Valley suffer from the poorest health statewide
Brett Simpson
Mar 30, 2019
CP&DR Vol. 34 No. 3 March 2019
CP&DR Vol. 34 No. 3 March 2019
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Mar 28, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs March 26, 2019: LAO Skewers Active Transport Plan; S.F. Civic Center; Need for Affordable Units; and More
As part of a possible push to restructure the state’s Active Transportation Plan (ATP) budget, the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) released the first comprehensive review of the ATP
Brett Simpson
Mar 25, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs March 19, 2019: Wiener Expands SB 50
Sen. Scott Weiner has amended Senate Bill 50 , his sweeping statewide transit-housing bill
Brett Simpson
Mar 18, 2019
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