The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling involving the National Environmental Policy Act does not directly affect California’s environmental review process. But the NEPA ruling is likely, some lawyers say, to expand the gulf between NEPA and the California Environmental Quality Act.

CP&DR Vol. 40 No. 5 May 2025 Report

<p><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">For the past century or so, two industries have both fueled Los Angeles’s local economy and defined its civic image: Hollywood and real estate. Now that both are faltering, it's worth thinking about their communalities -- and their woeful

Los Angeles County has introduced a pilot initiative allowing licensed architects and engineers to self-certify that their building plans comply with county codes

LCI would set mitigation fees and funds would likely to become another state source of affordable housing money.

Mt. Shasta charter school case shows that subjective design standards still matter and the threshold for an environmental impact report is low -- at least for non-residential projects.

But after getting thumped in a local election, parking lot supporters -- backed by a local billionaire -- lose one in court as well.

In conjunction with his May Budget Revise, Gov. Newsom announced support for a several policies to promote housing development

According report from the Department of Finance, California's population increased by 108,000 people in 2024, reaching 39.5 million residents as of Jan. 1, marking the state's second consecutive year of growth since the pandemic

Councilmembers stick to their guns in reaffirming Main Street-oriented specific plan, rejecting big boxes and drive-throughs.

The name of California’s most storied economic region — Silicon Valley — betrays reality. The San Francisco Peninsula does not mine silicon. And, really, it’s not even a valley.

Valero Energy Corp. is exploring the potential closure or transformation of its 900-acre oil refinery in Benicia