A recent Superior Court ruling requires a developer to pause construction on a contentious warehouse project in San Bernardino County

Appellate court rules that bill exempting project from CEQA does not violate state constitution. Preservationists made the unsuccessful argument that the state cannot be trusted to implement the law constitutionally.

Populations change even if they don't grow. That's why California needs more housing even though the population is stagnant.

Governor Gavin Newsom called out Norwalk's recent decision to extend its ban on new homeless shelters, and the state has imposed the "builder's remedy"

Cities are moving aggressively to adopt objective design standards, now required in reviewing housing projects. But developers can use the Density Bonus Law to end-run some of the standards.

Altogether the governor signed more than 40 planning and development bills, vetoing only one bill designed to encourage conversion of old office buildings to housing, apparently because off the labor standards contained in the bill.

The Bay Area introduced its first plan to address the challenges of sea-level rise, which could lead to severe flooding and infrastructure damage

CP&DR Vol. 39 No. 9 September 2024 Report

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has implemented a one-year moratorium on insurance cancellations and non-renewals for about 750,000 homeowners impacted by recent wildfires

Legislation includes everything expanding SB 9 to guardrails on builders remedy to clarifying how a housing element can be deemed compliant. About 15 planning and development bills remain on the governor's desk.

Not on this fall's ballot. With the state breathing down the locals necks on housing, maybe the era of ballot box zoning is over?

In reversing trial court ruling, appellate court okays lower significance threshold -- but also says higher baseline in a supplemental analysis was fine.