California Forever, the development group funded by tech billionaires with plans to build a new city in Solano County, submitted a ballot initiative seeking an exemption from the county's Orderly Growth ordinance

In recent years, city councils across the Inland Empire--including Colton, Rialto and Riverside—have enacted moratoriums to freeze warehouse development. Others, like Jurupa Valley, have implemented other forms of control that stop short of moratoriums. Now, however, the state le

California has always had a lot of planners. But now cities and other agencies are having trouble filling positions for an increasingly stressful and busy job. It's partly because of housing prices -- but there are other reasons too.

The Regional Early Action Program has funded a lot of local planning for housing. But half of the REAP 2.0 money is being recalled.

But it was less clear how the justices would instruct local governments about how to apply narrower exaction rules to General Plans.

The United States Supreme Court will decide whether homeless individuals have a constitutional right to camp on public property

The state's action on housing has focused on making entitlements easier to get. But housing production hasn't gone up. Maybe there aren't enough developers and planners left in the state to get the job done.

California's Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to return the historic Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery, including over 40 acres of land in Inyo County, to the Indigenous Paiute people

The ruling came after HCD rejected the city's housing element for a third time. The city's attorney says Beverly Hills is appealing the case and therefore the suspension won't go into effect immediately.

The Coastal Commission voted unanimously to fine the Rio Del Mar Beach Island Homeowners Association $4.7 million due to violations dating back to 1982

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Or then again, maybe not -- based on the reactin Josh Stephens got from Realtors in Newport Beach.