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Who Has Control Over Property? And Does CEQA Apply?
A private gun club leasing land from the City of Ukiah in Mendocino County expanded -- with ministerial review from the city and no review at all from the county. An appellate court has decided that's not okay.

William Fulton
Apr 1, 2024
Huntington Beach Barred From Denying Or Reducing Density On Housing Projects
Concluding that the Attorney General's Office is likely to win its case against the recalcitrant city, the judge granted both temporary relief and a preliminary injunction while the case moves forward.

William Fulton
Apr 1, 2024
CP&DR News Briefs April 2, 2024: AIDS Healthcare; S.F. Supervisors; Insurance Exodus; and More
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation aims to purchase properties on Los Angeles' Skid Row, primarily old single-room occupancy hotels, owned by the financially troubled Skid Row Housing Trust

Ella Morner-Ritt
Apr 1, 2024
CP&DR Vol. 39 No. 3 March 2024 Report
CP&DR Vol. 39 No. 3 March 2024 Report:
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Mar 28, 2024
A "Breather" Year In Sacramento?
This year's land use and housing bills may focus on refining recent overwhelming policy change rather than pushing new policies forward.

Josh Stephens
Mar 26, 2024
CP&DR News Briefs March 26, 2023: Concord Naval Station; USCF Expands; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; and More
City officials in Concord have tentatively approved a billion-dollar plan for the redevelopment of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station

Ella Morner-Ritt
Mar 25, 2024
Biden Proposes $20 Billion For Housing Supply And Zoning Reform
Grant program would focus on commercial-to-residential conversions, community land trusts social housing, and more. Whether the idea will get through Congress is another story -- but it's part of a big Biden effort on housing supply and affordability.

William Fulton
Mar 24, 2024
City of Fresno Sues County Over General Plan
CEQA lawsuit claims county's mitigation measures on land use, agricultural mitigation and other issues are vague, unenforceable and will induce sprawl.

William Fulton
Mar 24, 2024
Referendum On Downtown Livermore Project Moves Forward
Appellate court says revised disposition and development agreement was not merely a "quasi-judicial action" under the redevelopment wind-down law.

William Fulton
Mar 18, 2024
CP&DR News Briefs March 19, 2024: California Forever Visuals; Reconnecting Communities; Federal Transportation Grants; and More
The California Forever project in Solano County released aerial views and renderings of the proposed New Urbanist-influenced city, showcasing tens of thousands of homes, open spaces and renewable energy sources

Ella Morner-Ritt
Mar 17, 2024
Ballot Measures Updated: S.F. Housing Measure, Transfer Tax Measure Approved
But in a mixed bag of ballot measures on the March ballot, Santa Cruz shot down a slow-growth policy in the downtown, while Chico defeated two ballot measures that would have permitted a new development, and Mountain House voters OK'd cityhood.

Josh Stephens
Mar 11, 2024
CP&DR News Briefs March 12, 2024: Fresno Co. General Plan; Transportation Equity Map; High Speed Rail Stations; and More
Fresno County supervisors adopted a contentious update to the general plan, paving the way for significant development along the Kings and San Joaquin Rivers

Ella Morner-Ritt
Mar 10, 2024
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