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CP&DR News Briefs December 20, 2022: Prohousing Cities; San Jose Development; S.F. Housing Lawsuits; and More
Department of Housing and Community Development released its Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program Final Guidelines; six cities are currently eligible for participation.
Mckenzie Locke
Dec 19, 2022
Land Use Laws Override Political Reform Act
In yet another loss, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation had tried to overturn every land-use decision the City of Los Angeles made while corrupt councilmembers were on the land use committee.

William Fulton
Dec 19, 2022
Economic Headwinds Push Back on State Housing Goals
Inflation, high interest rates, and other rising costs of construction threaten to nullify recently adopted laws and policies meant to alleviate California's housing crisis.

Josh Stephens
Dec 13, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs December 13, 2022: Housing Legislation; San Jose Parking Minimums; San Francisco Housing Element; and More
Sen. Scott Wiener and coauthors have introduced Senate Bill 4, which would allow nonprofit colleges and faith organizations to build more housing.
Mckenzie Locke
Dec 12, 2022


Court Gets Down In The Weeds On Capitol CEQA Case
<p>In striking down Capitol Annex EIR, Third District tells the state which visuals to use and which alternatives to examine.</p>

William Fulton
Dec 12, 2022
Legal Briefs: Project Moves Forward in Pasadena, Plan Moves Forward in Glendale
In both cases, community groups' efforts to use CEQA failed.

William Fulton
Dec 12, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs December 6, 2022: Salton Sea Funds; By-Right Development; Builder's Remedy Woes; and More
Plans for Salton Sea restoration projects will move forward after the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) voted to enter an agreement with federal and state officials.<
Mckenzie Locke
Dec 5, 2022


Housing Accountability Act Trumps Downzoning
The latest twist in the strange tale of Terraces of Lafayette could have huge implications statewide.

William Fulton
Dec 4, 2022
Is It Time To Consolidate The Housing Production Laws?
The experience with both the builder's remedy and SB 9 suggest that we may have too many laws going in too many different directions at the moment.

William Fulton
Nov 28, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs November 29, 2022: L.A. County Environmental Justice; Klamath River Dam Removal; Monterey Co. Desalination Plant; and More
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has established the Office of Environmental Justice and Climate Health.
Mckenzie Locke
Nov 28, 2022
CP&DR Vol. 37 No. 11 November 2022
CP&DR Vol. 37 No. 11 November 2022
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Nov 24, 2022
Rating California's New Transit Lines and Extensions
New public transit lines, extensions, and major upgrades have been opening up all over California lately. CP&DR reviews the impacts of these transformative, and not-so-transformative, projects.

Josh Stephens
Nov 22, 2022
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