AB 2097 was celebrated as a pro-housing victory. But debate over the bill highlighted the growing gap between those who believe the market can solve the housing problem and those who don't.

Legal Briefs, Sept 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2097, which significantly restricts cities' ability to impose parking minimums on new developments.

CP&DR supports APA conference in Anaheim (and online), Oct. 1-4, with panel discussion, booth, special offers.

Pismo Beach tried to charge a self-storage facility $1.1 million in water fees. The company wanted to pay $62,000. Guess who won in court?

The Santee City Council rescinded the project's approvals, took a referendum off the ballot, and reapproved the project under an urgency ordinance not subject to referendum.

The winning plan to redevelop the San Diego Sports arena site includes bringing over 4,000 housing units, 20 acres of open space, and a new arena to the Midway district.

As California brings the gas-powered car era to a close, let's remember: It was just awful enough, at just the right moment, to inspire a revolution in land use regulation.

The Oakland A's waterfront ballpark plan is inching forward after a judge upheld Oakland's environmental review.

A tiny CSD in the Delta tried to put a measure on the ballot to dissolve itself. But the CSD didn't go through the LAFCO process and got its hand slapped by an appellate court.

Nobody expected 2022 to be a big year for housing production laws in Sacramento. But everybody was wrong.

But new legal case challenges clearance from BCDC.