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Cities Struggle to Comply With Tougher Housing Element Rules
HCD says 70% of draft elements don't meet the state's enhanced requirements.

Josh Stephens
Feb 14, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs February 15, 2022: S.D. Housing Incentives; S.F. Vacancy Tax Measure; SB 9 Lawsuit; and More
San Diego City Council approved, 8-1, a package of seven housing incentives, including regulation changes for ADUs, that are intended to increase housing availability.
Mckenzie Locke
Feb 14, 2022
Enviros Lose Battle Over "Infill" In Chico
In an published ruling, an appellate court says the city's general plan encourages -- but does not require -- infill development.

William Fulton
Feb 6, 2022
Housing Production Laws Put Cities in a Box in Court
As a recent San Diego ruling reveals, cities have no choice but to defend their decisions to abide by statutes like the Density Bonus Law. At the same time, they are trying to "thread a needle" to challenge those laws in court.

William Fulton
Feb 6, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs February 8, 2022: Woodside Mountain Lions; S.F. Housing Initiative; Defense of CEQA; and More
The affluent Bay Area city of Woodside effectively put a moratorium on SB 9 projects by declaring itself a mountain lion habitat.
Mckenzie Locke
Feb 6, 2022


Specific Plan CEQA Exemption Helps Push Newark Project Through
Enviros' argument that sea-level rise should be considered in EIR also rejected by appellate court.

William Fulton
Jan 31, 2022
CP&DR Vol. 37 No. 1 January 2022
CP&DR Vol. 37 No. 1 January 2022
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Jan 30, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs February 1, 2022: AHSC Grants; San Diego Inclusionary Housing; Developer Sues Alhambra, and More
The Strategic Growth Council announced $808 million in funding awards for 37 affordable housing projects across the state as part of the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program.
Mckenzie Locke
Jan 30, 2022


Neighbors' Opposition to San Diego Project Runs Into Density Bonus Law
Recent changes in state law – the density bonus law, expanded CEQA exemptions, and objective standards – are changing the game in the neighborhood-by-neighborhood battle over density and development throughout California

William Fulton
Jan 30, 2022
Ballot Initiative Seeks to Override Recent State Housing Laws
Proponents Must Submit 1 Million Signatures By May.

Josh Stephens
Jan 27, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs January 25, 2022: S.F. Housing Lawsuit; High Speed Rail L.A. Segment; Sea Level Rise; and More
YIMBY Action filed a lawsuit against San Francisco over the rejection of the 469 Stevenson housing project near the city's Financial District.
Mckenzie Locke
Jan 23, 2022
Details of the Governor's Housing Package
Major reforms of RHNA process and housing element enforcement are proposed.
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Jan 22, 2022
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