In third unpublished appellate court ruling, justices reject argument that affordable housing will not result and that an alternative site in Marina, 40 miles away, should ahve been considered.

Our review of CP& DR's most-read stories show that housing again dominated the news -- including builder's remedy, new legislation, and L.A.'s Measure ULA.

The San Diego City Council adopted a wide-ranging set of measures aimed at tackling the city's housing crisis with a 7-1 vote

Two high speed rail projects in California received Federal Railroad Authority grants totaling over $6 billion

But in a case from Redondo Beach, the L.A. County Superior Court judge also ruled that the vote requirement is pre-empted by state law.

They could simply box in California cities on nexus and proportionality. Or, led by Thomas and Alito, they could throw the bomb and say development is a right and not a privilege

A coalition of residents on the California side of Lake Tahoe area filed a lawsuit to block recently-approved modifications to a development plan allowing for increased affordable housing

CP&DR Vol. 38 No. 11 November 2023 Report

A property owner who built without a permit claimed the Coastal Commission didn't review the project with objective standards. An appellate court said subjective standards are embedded in the law -- especially with regard to views.

San Francisco has missed a deadline set by the California Department of Housing and Community Development for adoption of its housing element

One Vancouver-based professor says no. But there's evidence that keeping densities low helps either.

The San Diego City Council rejected Mayor Todd Gloria's Housing Action Package 2.0, initially perceived as uncontroversial