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It's Time For California To Have Only One Definition Of Infill
There are more than 20 definitions of infill in state law and policy. It creates a needle that's almost impossible to thread.

William Fulton
Aug 16
CP&DR News Briefs August 11, 2026: Lot Splits in Burn Areas; Impact Fees; Folsom Development; and More
Malibu and Pasadena have settled a lawsuit brought by YIMBY Law, agreeing to repeal their pause on lot splits and allowing homeowners to build up to four units on single-family parcels in the Eaton and Palisades fire areas

Emily Glennon
Aug 11


Sonoma Development Hopes to Break California’s New Urbanist Drought
The proposed Esmeralda development in Cloverdale hopes to realize a large-scale New Urbanist Vision

Josh Stephens
Aug 10
Groundwater Regulations Aren't Exempt From CEQA
Sonoma County claimed its new groundwater regulations weren't subject to CEQA. But 95% of its wells would be ministerially approved., and an appellate court disagreed.

William Fulton
Aug 10
CP&DR News Briefs August 4, 2026: Bay Area Transit Funding; Mojave Water Project; Sacramento Arena Redevelopment, and More
This article is brought to you courtesy of the paying subscribers to California Planning & Development Report. You can subscribe to CP&DR by clicking here. You can sign up for CP&DR’s free weekly newsletter here. Bay Area Voters to Decide Fate of Regionwide Transit Funding The Connect Bay Area transit funding measure will officially appear on the November 2026 ballot after election the campaign collected 305,000 signatures, nearly doubling the required 186,000. The tax measur

Emily Glennon
Aug 4


Cities Reshape Civic Centers As Mixed-Use Districts
Up and down the state, lifeless '60s City Halls and other buildings are being connected to existing activity districts

Laurel McCaull
Aug 3
HCD Certification Required For Housing Element Approval
L.A. judge rules that Pasadena can't rely on self-certification to avoid builder's remedy, even though application was filed before passage of AB 1886

William Fulton
Aug 2
Coastal Commission Power Trumps Builders Remedy
Developer's argument that Local Coastal Program is a purely local policy that builders remedy can end-run falls flat.

William Fulton
Aug 2


CP&DR Vol. 41 No. 7 July 2026 Report
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CP&DR Staff
Jul 30
CP&DR News Briefs July 28, 2026: Sacramento Development Suit; Banning Warehouse Vote; El Segundo Data Center; and More
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the Upper Westside development, clearing the way for a roughly 2,000-acre community

Emily Glennon
Jul 28


YIMBYs Fight Back Against SANDAG SB 79 Map
SANDAG used a different methodology and therefore did not include Solana Beach and downgraded Oceanside Transit Center. YIMBYs say the methodology did not follow state aw.

CP&DR Staff
Jul 23
CP&DR News Briefs July 21, 2026: Palo Alto & SB 79; California Forever Shipyard; CEQA Ballot Measure; and More
This article is brought to you courtesy of the paying subscribers to California Planning & Development Report. You can subscribe to CP&DR by clicking here. You can sign up for CP&DR’s free weekly newsletter here. Prior to Implementing Alternative Plan, Palo Alto Beset with SB 79 Applications The City of Palo Alto, which has historically favored slow growth, adopted an alternative plan pursuant to Senate Bill 79 that went into effect two weeks after the law’s July 1 effective

Emily Glennon
Jul 21
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