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Housing, Brightline, and Costco: CP&DR's Biggest Stories Of The Year
Nothing went viral. But most of the popular stories had to do with housing and housing legislation. Curiously missing were CEQA stories.

Josh Stephens
Dec 16, 2024
CP&DR News Briefs December 17, 2024: Monarch Butterfly; Bay Area Sea-Level Rise; S.D. Civic Center, and More
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the Western monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act

Ella Morner-Ritt
Dec 16, 2024
L.A. Gooses Density -- But Not In Single-Family Neighborhoods
The Citywide Housing Incentive Program may be the most important zoning reform in L.A. in decades. But it still may not be enough.

William Fulton
Dec 15, 2024


No Seawalls For Projects Built After 1976
Reversing a trial judge, an appellate court ruled that a seawall can be built to protect an apartment complex built in 1972 -- but not an adjacent condo building built in 1984, eight years after the Coastal Act was passed.

William Fulton
Dec 15, 2024
SB 4 Turns Churches Into Developers
The 2023 law makes it easier for religious institutions and some colleges to build affordable housing. Some local jurisdictions are easing the path as well.

Josh Stephens
Dec 9, 2024
CP&DR News Briefs December 10, 2024: Affordable Housing; Tahoe Lawsuit; Fair Housing; and More
Gov. Newsom announced new tools and funding to accelerate the development of permanent supportive housing for veterans and others in need, addressing homelessness and housing affordability

Ella Morner-Ritt
Dec 9, 2024


Project Description, Mitigations Upheld in Upland Park Case
Controversial park project likely to move forward after appellate ruling found no merit in lawsuit from longtime community activist, who argued that the project description wasn't detailed enough and her own comments constituted sustantial evidence for an EIR.

William Fulton
Dec 8, 2024
CP&DR News Briefs December 3, 2024: Joshua Tree Conservation; Congressional YIMBYs; Insurance Reform; and More
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife aims to protect the western Joshua tree, with a draft plan that focuses on limiting development in areas where the trees could thrive under future climate conditions

Ella Morner-Ritt
Dec 1, 2024


When Is An Infill Parcel Not An Infill Parcel?
State law has lots of definitions of infill and transit-oriented locations. As local governments increasingly use the infill exemption to get around environmental review, this is becoming a problem.

William Fulton
Nov 30, 2024
Federal Court Shoots Down NEPA Regulations
Split court concludes that the White House Council on Environmental Quality doesn't have the legal authority to issue regulations. Confusion among NEPA practitioners is likely.

William Fulton
Nov 24, 2024


Court Refuses To Narrow CEQA Infill Exemption
<p>In a case against a grocery store in King City brought by a union, the Sixth District Court of Appeal said that other infill definitions in the CEQA Guidelines do not apply to Class 32 exemptions.</p>

William Fulton
Nov 24, 2024
CP&DR News Briefs November 26, 2024: Los Angeles Rezoning; Coastal Grants; Palisades Tahoe Development; and More
The Los Angeles City Council Planning and Land Use Committee has endorsed a rezoning plan aimed at increasing housing availability in the city

Ella Morner-Ritt
Nov 23, 2024
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