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Will Constitutionality of Development Agreements Be Challenged?
<p>In a new case from Oakland, an appellate court ruled that the city can impose new fees on an old project despite signing an agreement that seemed to lock the fees in.</p>

William Fulton
Jun 25, 2023


Why Dueling CEQA Studies Talk Past Each Other
One camp says CEQA litigation stifles housing production and reinforces the status quo. The other camps says CEQA litigation isn't all that frequent and leads to better projects. But what if they're both right?

William Fulton
Jun 25, 2023
Will TOD Survive The Transit Downturn?
Transit ridership may be down -- but transit-oriented development is still moving forward in response to both market forces and the state's policy priorities.

Josh Stephens
Jun 20, 2023
Legal Briefs: Old EIR, HB Attorneys Fees
Koll Center Developer Can Use Old EIR: Kennedy Commission Beats Huntington Beach Again

William Fulton
Jun 19, 2023
Cannabis Businesses Are Just Like Any Other Land Use
At least that's what an appellate court ruled in a case from Pomona that was brought, ironically, by a prospective cannabis merchant who argued otherwise.

William Fulton
Jun 19, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs June 20, 2023: Prohousing Grants; S.F. Adaptive Reuse; Walkability Rankings; and More
The state awarded $33.2 million in grants from the Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program to 18 jurisdictions that have achieved the Prohousing Designation

Ella Morner-Ritt
Jun 17, 2023
UC Wins A Battle Over Thinning Trees in Berkeley
<p>Dueling environmental groups disagreed over how much the university should thin non-native trees to reduce fire hazard. They both sued -- and they both lost.</p>

William Fulton
Jun 12, 2023
Builder's Remedy Projects Pop Up In Slow-Growth Towns
Most developers have been trying to get their projects approved for years. Some are adding multifamily affordable units to single-family projects in order to qualify.

William Fulton
Jun 11, 2023
Is It Possible To Decertify An EIR?
Or is one Huntington Beach City Councilmember's attempt to decertify the Beach and Edinger Specific Plan EIR simply a sideways attempt to repeal the plan?

William Fulton
Jun 10, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs June 13, 2023: Transit Funding; Disneyland Expansion; Water Supply; and More
The legislature tentatively agreed to make $2 billion in state general funds available to transit agencies statewide

Ella Morner-Ritt
Jun 9, 2023
CP&DR News Briefs June 6, 2023: L.A. County Congestion Pricing; Insurance in Wildfire Zones; La Jolla Cityhood; and More
Los Angeles County Metro is pursuing a feasibility study on traffic congestion with a draft of a congestion pricing scheme to manage traffic in some of the region's most congested areas.

Ella Morner-Ritt
Jun 3, 2023
Supreme Court Wetlands Ruling May Have Limited Impact in California
State's water quality law will likely continue to protect wetlands in an expansive way.

William Fulton
May 29, 2023
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