This article is brought to you courtesy of the paying subscribers to  California Planning & Development Report . You can subscribe to  CP&DR  by clicking  here . You can sign up for  CP&DR ’s free weekly newsletter  here . 1.2 Million Acre Amargosa Basin National Monument Proposed in Inyo County A nonprofit group based in the desert town of Shoshone, California in Inyo County has formed  to propose a 1.2 million-acre Amargosa Basin National Monument. The proposed monument, wh

CP&DR Vol. 40 No. 11 November 2025 Report

This article is brought to you courtesy of the paying subscribers to  California Planning & Development Report . You can subscribe to  CP&DR  by clicking  here . You can sign up for  CP&DR ’s free weekly newsletter  here . San Diego Prevails in Five-Year Legal Battle over Tax Measure Five years after its approval by voters, litigation over San Diego's Measure C hotel tax has concluded with California's Fourth District Court of Appeals ruling in favor of the measure. Plaintif

This article is brought to you courtesy of the paying subscribers to  California Planning & Development Report . You can subscribe to  CP&DR  by clicking  here . You can sign up for  CP&DR ’s free weekly newsletter  here . Los Angeles to Tighten Rent Increases for Rent-Stabilized Units With a city council vote last week, Los Angeles will reduce its cap on annual rent increases for rent-stabilized apartments from 3-8% to 1-4%, the first change to rent stabilization in LA in 4

The 682-unit project was declared exempt from CEQA and apparently met the city's objective design standards. The city council voted against it anyway.

A few months ago, a Los Angeles judge ruled – in a fairly technical opinion – that SB 9, the lot-split law, is unconstitutional for charter cities.

City backed off of appeal after judge ordered that a $14 million bond be posted.

Mayor Karen Bass announced that Los Angeles will lift its homelessness state of emergency, marking the end of the executive powers that enabled rapid action through measures like Inside Safe and Executive Directive 1

SB 158, which lifts the CEQA exemption for some projects, apparently applies only to one project in the entire state: a proposed eight-story apartment building behind the iconic Santa Barbara Mission.

A pair of measures passed in Sausalito and the more ambitious of two housing measures passed in Santa Cruz

Appellate court concludes city should not have exempted car wash, which could lead to more Benzene emissions near school playground

Proposed 2026 ballot measure would create two categories of projects: "essential projects" subject to tighter timelines and other projects subject to current law.