At a time when the controversial law is under attack, a state employees' union and a prominent CEQA attorney are seeking to expand it.

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The City of Fairfield is seeking an innovative professional planner with strong technical skills and a proven track record for leading and mentoring teams.

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. Developer Proposes 3.91 Million Square Feet for L.A. Area Oil Refinery Catellus-Deca, LLC on behalf of Phillips 66, has filed an application to redevelop the century-old decommissioned Phillips 66 refinery site in the Los Angeles County city of Carson after months of

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. Shortly after the election of San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, he nominated Sarah Dennis Phillips to succeed Rich Hillis as planning director. Dennis Phillips was both a conventional choice and an offbeat. Offbeat, because she was coming from over a decade in the pr

Postentitlement shot clocks are moving forward. So far, allowing overlays in housing elements is not.

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is an oddball, to say the least. But he's the rare politician who thinks Los Angeles deserves a makeover.

The Redondo Beach City Council unanimously adopted a revised Housing Element Tuesday night in an effort to comply with California housing law and avoid triggering Builder’s Remedy

Probably not. CEQA will exist, but if the Chamber of Commerce initiative passes, it will become nothing more than a checklist against existing law.

Plus, the city must pay $50,000 a month going forward if it does not pass a compliant housing elements. The Attorney General may go after other cities in the future

Monterey Park, Contra Costa County, and Davis are all seeking to manage land use with ballot measures this June

The City seeks a creative, innovative, hands-on collaborative and approachable team builder, leader and Executive Team member as Planning Director for finding efficiencies; maintaining / improving the City’s high level service expectations; addressing changing state legislation / regulations; working with neighboring cities; oversight of the processing of coastal-related projects; handling department and inter-department entitlement reviews; and achieving the City Council’s p