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The Swiss-Cheese CEQA Era
Having punched a big hole in CEQA to solve the Berkeley enrollment problem, will the Legislature be template to punch more holes in the future?<

William Fulton
Mar 21, 2022
State Auditor Targets RHNA Methodology
Auditor calls for clarification of methodology on vacancy rates and household formation -- the two factors that have been most controversial in pushing up the housing targets.

William Fulton
Mar 21, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs March 22, 2022: Pasadena Duplex Policy; San Diego Seaport Village; Grand Jury Scrutinizes Housing Plans; and More
Attorney General Rob Bonta notified the City of Pasadena that its urgency ordinance restricting the implementation of SB 9 violates state law.
Mckenzie Locke
Mar 21, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs March 15, 2022: Transportation & Climate; San Jose BART Extension; High Speed Rail Costs; and More
The Strategic Growth Council published the California Transportation Assessment, evaluating how transportation planning and funding in California advances the state's climate goals.
Mckenzie Locke
Mar 14, 2022
2022 Legislation Doesn't Inspire As Much Passion
With the intense battles over housing production years in recent years now past, the Legislature appears ready to take a more low-key approach to bills this year.

Josh Stephens
Mar 13, 2022


Judge Shuts Down Fanita Ranch Project
EIR didn't give enough detail on wildfire evacuation in latest chapter of 40-year development saga.

William Fulton
Mar 13, 2022
Update: Enrollment Increases Are No Longer A Project Under CEQA
The new law UC Berkeley breathing space from the recent court ruling limiting admissions. But it would also change the nature of analysis on campus Long-Range Development Plans. And it's unlikely to slop over into General Plans.

William Fulton
Mar 13, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs March 8, 2022: State Housing Plan; UC Berkeley Update; San Jose Open Space Suit; and More
State housing officials have released a new plan that calls on cities to build a combined 2.5 million homes by 2030.
Mckenzie Locke
Mar 7, 2022
Enviros Stop Martis Valley Project
Appellate ruling may make it more difficult for CEQA practitioners to reconcile GHG analysis with state targets.

William Fulton
Mar 7, 2022
Will the Legislature Reform CEQA or Just Weaken It?
In response to the Berkeley enrollment case, the Legislature is likely to do something. Exempting student and faculty housing would weaken CEQA -- but Justice Goodwin Liu laid out another path that could truly reform it.

William Fulton
Mar 6, 2022
Stadium Sites Present Opportunities in Sacramento, Oakland
Redevelopment of Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento appears to be moving forward, but plans to redevelop the Oakland Coliseum and Oracle Arena lag behind.
Larry Sokoloff
Feb 28, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs March 1, 2022: L.A. Housing Element; Sacramento "Prohousing;" High Speed Rail Costs; and More
The Department of Housing and Community Development has rejected Los Angeles's Housing Element and ordered the city to rezone to add over 250,000 new homes by mid-October 2022.
Mckenzie Locke
Feb 27, 2022
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