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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


Published: No CEQA Exemption For Stadium Lights
Reversing lower court, appellate panel rules that San Francisco erred in saying high school stadium lights can be exempted from CEQA.

William Fulton
Nov 20, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs November 22, 2022: Carbon-Neutral California; Burbank SB 35 Project; Vallejo Housing Suit; and More
The California Air Resources Board released its plan for achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. Read more:
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2022-11-16/carlifornia-unveils-plan-to-reach-carbon-neutrailty-by-2045
Mckenzie Locke
Nov 20, 2022
Legal Briefs, November 19, 2022
Short-term rental ordinance in Pacific Grove doesn't infringe on vested rights; Petaluma apartment building EIR upheld.
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Nov 20, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs November 15, 2022: Olympic Valley Resort; 469 Stevenson EIR; Chuckwalla National Monument, and More
A large development proposed at Tahoe's Olympic Valley, adjacent to Palisades Tahoe ski area, will not move forward.
Mckenzie Locke
Nov 14, 2022
Santa Cruz Student Housing Moves Closer To Construction
Judge rules that University of California acted properly under CEQA in approving project on "East Meadow" site. Citizen group's expert real estate analysis was not sufficient to combat the decision.

William Fulton
Nov 12, 2022


Redondo Beach Braces for Massive "Builder's Remedy" Project
While Santa Monica has been contemplating the impact of a proposed 4,000 units that may be thrust upon it by as many as 15 “Builder’s Remedy” projects, nearby Redondo Beach – another coastal city that is similarly wary of development – may receive more than half that number of un
Sarah Hofmann
Nov 8, 2022
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