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Is The Window On Builder's Remedy Closing?
The state recently approved Beverly Hills' housing element, bringing a contentious situation to a close. Most other housing elements have also been approved and the state is negotiating with the remaining cities and counties to reach agreement.

William Fulton
May 13, 2024


Population Down 1%, Housing Up 3% -- Is That Enough?
Patterns since the beginning of the pandemic suggest that there might be a slight rebalancing of population and housing in California. But persisently high prices seem to show that other factors are at work.

William Fulton
May 6, 2024
CP&DR News Briefs May 7, 2024: California Forever Ballot Measure; National Monuments; Population Increase; and More
California Forever has submitted enough signatures to place an initiative on the November ballot that would permit the company to develop a city of up to 400,000 people in Solano County

Ella Morner-Ritt
May 5, 2024
HCD Proposes Sweeping RHNA Changes, Including Adding Homelessness
Combination of legislation and administrative changes would expand state housing agency's oversight and power over local government housing elements in many significant ways.

William Fulton
Apr 30, 2024
Big California Cities Speed Up Housing Approvals
All four of California's largest cities -- L.A., San Francisco, San Diego, and San Jose -- have taken steps to dramatically expedite housing projects, especially affordable housing projects.

Josh Stephens
Apr 30, 2024
CP&DR News Briefs April 30, 2024: Los Angeles Housing Donations; State Homelessness Funding; National Monument Proposed; and More
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass's newest housing initiative, LA4LA, urges wealthy residents to make private donations and loans to help finance the purchase of apartments

Ella Morner-Ritt
Apr 29, 2024
Judge Declares SB 9 Unconstitutional For Charter Cities
The law says it's supposed to promote "affordable housing," but L.A. judge throws the lot-split law out because it doesn't guarantee deed-restricted below-market rate units.

William Fulton
Apr 26, 2024
CP&DR Vol. 39 No. 4 April 2024 Report
CP&DR Vol. 39 No. 4 April 2024 Report:
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Apr 25, 2024
CP&DR News Briefs April 23, 2024: Disneyland Expansion; New Prohousing Jurisdictions; RHNA Effectiveness; and More
The Anaheim City Council unanimously approved Disneyland’s dollar expansion plan, allowing the theme park to add new attractions

Ella Morner-Ritt
Apr 22, 2024
Berkeley Considers Massive Upzoning
The staff recommended upzoning half the the city, excluding the fire-prone Berkeley Hills. But the planning commission has recommended rezoning all of Berkeley including the hills.
Larry Sokoloff
Apr 21, 2024
CP&DR News Briefs April 16, 2024: Affordable Housing Production; Homelessness Spending; California YIMBY Setback; and More
The Department of Housing and Community Developed released its annual update on the state's progress towards housing goals, highlighting each jurisdictions' applications, entitlements, building permits and completions

Ella Morner-Ritt
Apr 15, 2024
Lower Impact Fees -- Or Just More Nexus Studies?
The U.S. Supreme Court's exactions ruling left a lot of things up in the air. Most important: Does California's typical "fair share" methodology for general plan-level exactions meet the court's "rough proportionality" rule?

William Fulton
Apr 14, 2024
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