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Is The Housing Law Frenzy Slowing Down?
Some important bills passed this year. But unless the Legislature is willing to take on CEQA directly, there may not be a whole lot more to do on the land use front to encourage more housing production.

William Fulton
Sep 25, 2023
Airbnb Is Not Development
An appellate court strikes down the notion that an Airbnb unit requires a coastal development permit.

William Fulton
Sep 19, 2023
Developer CEQA Battle in Suburban Sacramento
Tsakopoulos Challenges Competitor's EIR on Climate Change -- And Loses.

William Fulton
Sep 19, 2023
What the Legislature Did This Year
Lots more housing bills, nibbling around the edges on CEQA, and some more parking reforms.

William Fulton
Sep 18, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs September 19, 2023: Coastal Act Fine; San Diego-Navy Land Deal; Climate Change & Wildfires; and More
The Coastal Commission unanimously approved a significant settlement with San Diego's Paradise Point resort, addressing Coastal Act violations that hindered public access to city-owned waterfront
Ella Morner-Ritt
Sep 18, 2023
APA Preview: The Central Valley Faces Growth Issues
As planners from around the state gather in Fresno this coming weekend, CP&DR talked to four Central Valley planning directors about planning, growth, housing, and economic development.

J Stephens
Sep 12, 2023


Treasure Island Development Finally Begins
But San Francisco Bay island project faces a very different market than it would have a few years ago.
Larry Sokoloff
Sep 12, 2023
Lack Of Funding For Schools Isn't An Environmental Impact
Salinas school districts argued that they'd never be able to build planned schools and so additional environmental analysis needed to be conducted about the impact. They lost.

William Fulton
Sep 12, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs September 12, 2023: Oakland Coliseum; Tribal Housing; L.A. Transfer Tax; and More
The (likely) departing Oakland A’s turned down an offer from a local Black-owned development group to purchase their share of the Oakland Coliseum site
Ella Morner-Ritt
Sep 10, 2023
San Bernardino Settles Housing Element Lawsuit
City claims it just didn't have enough planning capacity to meet RHNA deadlines.

William Fulton
Sep 5, 2023
La Cañada Flintridge Fires Back At Developer
City claims HCD has no legal authority to approve housing elements -- and also claims the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling knocks out AFFH argument

William Fulton
Sep 5, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs September 5, 2023: Concord Naval Station; San Jose Housing Element; L.A. Transfer Tax; and More
The City of Concord selected Brookfield Properties as the master developer for the transformation of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station into a massive mixed-use community
Ella Morner-Ritt
Sep 4, 2023
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