State guidance is forthcoming, but some jurisdictions are out ahead of the curve.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted the Safety Element Update to the county’s general plan, which will limit new development in wildfire hazard zones.

An appellate court says yes -- if funding sources are available, even if it's unlikely that the landowner is willing to sell.

Bonta's warning letters on violations of state housing law increased dramatically in March.

Four mostly suburban cities in Los Angeles County have filed suit against the state to block provisions of a recently adopted housing law. Read more: https://therealdeal-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/therealdeal.com/la/2022/04/01/four-la-county-cities-sue-state-on-sb9s-split-resi-lots/amp/

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Plus: SB 743 strikes again in Pleasanton Costco case.

A new report from the state Auditor's Office argues that the state must make better use of available property to build more housing

Central Valley and Inland Empire population growth is still exceeding the national average. And births continue to exceed deaths in most parts of California -- even the coast. But the flow of coastal Californians out of state has become a tidal wave.

Having punched a big hole in CEQA to solve the Berkeley enrollment problem, will the Legislature be template to punch more holes in the future?<

Auditor calls for clarification of methodology on vacancy rates and household formation -- the two factors that have been most controversial in pushing up the housing targets.

Attorney General Rob Bonta notified the City of Pasadena that its urgency ordinance restricting the implementation of SB 9 violates state law.