Proponents request for a second review of signatures for ballot is deemed a protected free speech activity and the judge granted an anti-SLAPP motion against the City of San Diego

The draft Plan Bay Area 2050+ presents 35 regional strategies designed to guide housing, transportation, the economy and the environment through 2050 in the Bay Area

CP&DR Vol. 40 No. 9 September 2025 Report

The city has won two ballot measures to raise the height limit around its longtime sports arena. Now, for the second time, an appellate court has struck down the associated environmental analysis -- and the ballot measure.

Reversing lower court, appellate justices say city acted properly in repealing previous approval and limiting new approval to administrative actions.

In an off-year election, two cities are doubling up on ballot measures related to housing

California Forever, the proposed new city northeast of the Bay Area, has submitted a formal application to Suisun City for the Suisun Expansion Project

Most bills have to do with housing, seeking to further sweep away regulations that restrict housing approvals. One new law would subject cities to attorney's fees and additional fines if they violate housing reform laws.

YIMBYs are over moon about the passage of SB 79, the law designed to facilitate construction of housing near major transit stations. But what does it mean for cities and counties in California?

In an unpublished ruling, court concludes that city can spend impact fee funds anywhere in the city.

Redondo Beach's residential overlay on commercial and industrial land doesn't meet legal requirements for a housing element site because there's no guarantee housing will be built, court says.

The US Navy and the City of Tustin have completed an environmental cleanup of the former Tustin Marine Corps Air Station's north hangar site, which was destroyed by a fire in November 2023. City officials are now focused on plans for redeveloping the remaining 500 undeveloped acr