A report from UC Berkeley's Terner Center for Housing Innovation studies the impact of Senate Bill 35 five years after its statewide approval

Four new court cases shed light onto the California Environmental Quality Act as well as land-use designations in general plans.

The affluent San Gabriel Valley city has asserted that late passage of its housing element might protect the city from the builder's remedy, even without HCD approval (which could come soon). But a pending project may be permitted to move forward.

New projections from the California Department of Finance suggest the state's long-term population growth is slowing

California Supreme Court concludes that localities may regulate the location of oil drilling, but the allowable methods must be determined by the Department of Conservation.

A coalition of housing advocates collected enough signatures to place an initiative to repeal a major restriction on rent control on the November 2024 statewide ballot

<p>Because 40 rent-stabilized apartments would be eliminated by construction of a new hotel, an appellate court ruled that the city cannot ignore the goals and policies in its own housing element.</p>

In an unpublished ruling, an appellate court concluded that cities challenging RHNA targets can't sue the state. Previous rulings only said that cities couldn't sue their council of governments.

Their project was denied even though they asserted the builder's remedy. The lawsuit sets up a legal battle over whether cities can get out from under the builder's remedy by self-certifying their housing element.

CP&DR Vol. 38 No. 7 July 2023

Developers and open space advocates are likely to battle over a soon-to-be-closed Bay Area racetrack. Meanwhile, the Coastal Commission is opposing a Santa Cruz project because the number of affordable units isn't high enough.

Governor Newsom signed a package of bills into law, taking effect immediately, to hasten lawsuits for solar farms and reservoirs while loosening protections for three-dozen wildlife species in order to facilitate development of infrastructure.