Facing as many as 4,000 new units, the City of Santa Monica plans to fight the “Builder’s Remedy” in court.

San Francisco judge rejects YIMBY's argument that San Francisco should have approved the project in order to comply with the Housing Accountability Act. She said such an action is not possible with environmental review still pending.

The attorney who is helping developers bring over 4,000 units to Santa Monica nearly overnight shares the nuances of the newly powerful Builder's Remedy.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has awarded $35.3 million to two-London based companies, Foster + Partners and Arup, to plan station areas.

Traffic mitigation fee conforms to Nollan/Dolan doctrine, appellate court rules.

If a CEQA exemption is connected to a project approval at the City Council level the exemption must be agendized even if the decision is delegated to the staff, appellate court rules.

Landowners claim San Jose downzoned their property but paid $96 million for similar property nearby.

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Responding to advocacy from the logistics industry, the Fresno City Council approved two proposals to rezone areas of southwest Fresno.

It's been on the books for 30 years but hardly used. As the Santa Monica situation suggests, however, it could completely upend local planning for housing in California.

Elk Grove dispute highlights question in density bonus law over whether a specific plan's ground-floor retail standard is a "fundamental land use zoning standard" that can't be waived -- if such a thing exists.

Attorney General Rob Bonta released a guidance document for ensuring that projects in high wildfire risk areas adhere to CEQA requirements.