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Controversial Fresno Annexation and Development Plan Nears Approval
The City of Fresno is on the verge of approving a 45,000-home, 9,000-acre development area that is equal parts smart growth and sprawl
Larry Sokoloff
Nov 14, 2023
Will Higher Costs Mean Smaller Builder's Remedy Projects?
Eight builder's remedy projects in San Jose are downsizing because of the market. Can the city allow the projects to go forward and still meet its RHNA targets?

William Fulton
Nov 14, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs November 14, 2023: L.A. Approvals; Sites Reservoir; Kern River; and More
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has issued Executive Directive 7, which aims to reassess the city's site plan review process for market-rate housing developments with 50 or more net new units

Ella Morner-Ritt
Nov 13, 2023
Long Beach Aims For Commercial Strip Redevelopment
City offers density bonuses and concessions beyond state law to encourage new housing in strip mall. But many landowners are not interested.

Josh Stephens
Nov 7, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs November 7, 2023: Mountain House Incorporation; Google San Jose Troubles; S.F. Housing Element; and More
Mountain House, a new master-planned community west of Tracy in San Joaquin County, will become the county's incorporated eighth city if voters approve in March 2024

Ella Morner-Ritt
Nov 5, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs October 31, 2023: S.F. Housing; L.A. Transfer Tax; State Housing Funding; and More
A yearlong investigation by state housing officials reveals that San Francisco's housing approval process is excessively long and violates housing laws

Ella Morner-Ritt
Oct 30, 2023
A Housing Accountability Act Loss For Cities
Culver City's anti-mansionization ordinance reduced floor-area ratio for large lots. That ran afoul of SB 330.

William Fulton
Oct 30, 2023
A Housing Accountability Act Win For Cities
In ruling from Los Angeles, appellate court says that local control has not been abrogated by the HAA.

William Fulton
Oct 30, 2023
Who Will Be HCD's Next Target?
After a review, HCD has told San Francisco it must start reforming its entitlement process by Thanksgiving or else. Will the state start investigating other cities' entitlement processes as well?

William Fulton
Oct 29, 2023
CP&DR Vol. 38 No. 10 October 2023 Report
CP&DR Vol. 38 No. 10 October 2023 Report
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Oct 26, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs October 24, 2023: Moffett Field Redevelopment; REAP Funding; Bicycling Trends; and More
UC Berkeley is partnering with NASA and real estate developer SKS Partners to develop a 36-acre research park in the Mountain View area

Ella Morner-Ritt
Oct 23, 2023
Coronado Settles Housing Element Dispute With State
Naval housing units will be included for the first time, but more negotiation with HCD seems likely.

William Fulton
Oct 23, 2023
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