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Cities Consider Warehouse Restrictions Amid Concerns About Tariffs
As the global economy has wobbled in the face of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, the California logistics industry has followed suit. The promise of jobs and economic development has pushed jurisdictions to embrace warehouses by the millions of square feet -- totaling over 1.17 billion square feet of warehouse space in southern Calfornia alone.

Josh Stephens
Feb 24


Even People In Inland Counties Are Leaving California
All through COVID, the massive population losses being experienced in coastal California – especially in Los Angeles County – were being offset by some population growth in inland counties from Sacramento to the Inland Empire.

William Fulton
Feb 24
CP&DR News Briefs February 17, 2026: L.A. Missing Middle; Leases of Federal Land; S.F. Planning Restructuring; and More
The Los Angeles Department of City Planning launched the Missing Middle LA program to expand housing options by making it easier to build smaller, neighborhood-scale homes such as accessory dwelling units, duplexes, townhomes, and other “missing middle” housing types across the city’s residential zones

Emily Glennon
Feb 17
Legal Briefs: Ventura Main Street, Camarillo Costco
The Ventura panel of the Second District Court of Appeal has issued two unpublished opinions, both favoring a city in Ventura County over claims made by local residents and property owners.

William Fulton
Feb 16


Challenge To Density Bonus Project Fails In Federal Court
An attempt to challenge the Density Bonus Law and L.A.'s ED1 in federal court on constitutional grounds failed.

William Fulton
Feb 16


Judge Rules Against Patterson On Impact Fees
Building Industry Association's argument that nexus study numbers don't add up.

William Fulton
Feb 16
Position Available, California State University- Northridge
Position Available, California State University- Northridge is seeking a Part-Time Lecturer

CP&DR Staff
Feb 13
CP&DR News Briefs February 10, 2026: L.A. Streamlining; S.D. Transit Plan; L.A. Subway Expansion; and More
Los Angeles City Planning has launched the Development Services Bureau, designed to streamline planning and zoning reviews and improve customer experience

Emily Glennon
Feb 10


Cities Don't Need Project-Specific CEQA On Housing Element Sites
In a case from Tiburon, an appellate court said future housing projects are not "reasonably foreseeable".

William Fulton
Feb 9


New Laws Lead to Flurry of High-Rise Proposals
Seemingly since the invention of the elevator, critics of growth in California have warned of “Manhattanization,” as if the adoption of liberal zoning policies could instantly result in a thicket of high-density towers. Thus far, that fate has not befallen any cities. But due to a recent confluence of new laws and economic conditions, high-rises are being proposed, approved, and built in some unusual places.

Josh Stephens
Feb 4
CP&DR News Briefs February 3, 2026: Fire Recovery; Los Angeles Transfer Tax; Glendale About-Face; and More
Glendale Reverses Course on Rejection of By-Right Project
The Glendale City Council is set to rescind its October 2025 decision to reject a large housing and mixed-use development at the former Sears site at 236 N. Central Avenue after state officials warned that the denial violated California’s Housing Accountability Act.

Emily Glennon
Feb 3
Legal Briefs: Ruling on Incompleteness, Vallejo v. American Canyon
Judge Sides With Developers On Preliminary Application Timing
A Santa Clara County judge has ruled that developers are entitled to a new 90-day extension under the Housing Crisis Act every time a city or county rules that a development application is incomplete.

William Fulton
Feb 3
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