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CP&DR News Briefs August 31, 2021: UC Berkeley Enrollment; Concord Naval Station Developer; HCD Block Grants; and More
In an unusual CEQA suit, an Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled that UC Berkeley must keep next year's enrollment at the same limit as last year's.
Mckenzie Locke
Aug 30, 2021
Frustrated Appellate Court Says Parking Is Not An Environmental Impact
In ruling on San Gabriel Mountains case, justice says repeatedly: “It is not the project’s ‘impacts on parking’ that matter; it is the impact of the project’s reduced parking on the environment that matters.”

William Fulton
Aug 29, 2021
ABAG Grapples With RHNA Appeals
As with SCAG, Bay Area jurisdictions are appealing their housing targets in large numbers. Unsurprisingly, the most challengers are coming from Marin County.

Josh Stephens
Aug 29, 2021
Inside the Huntington Beach Housing Case
In turning down a 48-unit condominium project near Beach Boulevard, did Huntington Beach violate the Housing Accountability Act's requirement that findings be based on objective standards? Or will a fire expert's 11th-hour conclusion that one standard was violated be enough to

William Fulton
Aug 23, 2021
CP&DR News Briefs August 24, 2021: Moreno Valley Suit; "Tree Equity;" Urban Segregation; and More
The Sierra Club filed a lawsuit against Moreno Valley, maintaining that the city's 2021 General Plan Update violates the CEQA.
Mckenzie Locke
Aug 23, 2021


Judge Upholds L.A.'s Transit-Oriented Communities Guidelines
Additional incentives on two Westside projects don't exceed Planning Department's power under Measure JJJ.

William Fulton
Aug 17, 2021


Are Blacks Getting Crowded Out?
Census data shows that Blacks are leaving the metropolitan core for the periphery -- but it's less clear whether white gentrification is the reason.

William Fulton
Aug 16, 2021
CP&DR News Briefs August 17, 2021: Huntington Beach Lawsuit; L.A. Homeless Housing; Housing & Wildfires; and More
A development in Huntington Beach may not move forward after a trial judge the proposal because the Housing Accountability Act supposedly does n
Mckenzie Locke
Aug 15, 2021
CP&DR News Briefs August 10, 2021: Sacramento Homeless Plan; Warehouse Opposition; New SGC Director; and More
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg the 20 locations that he plans to designate for homeless shelters, tiny homes, and sanctioned tent encampments.
Mckenzie Locke
Aug 9, 2021
HCD's New "Prohousing" Designation
The designation will give "prohousing" jurisdictions a leg up on some housing grant programs. But will it fundamentally change how any cities approach the housing question?

William Fulton
Aug 3, 2021
Legal Briefs: Cal Supremes Won't Take SB 35 Case
The high court's ruling appears to clear the way for construction of a 260-unit apartment building in the Spengler's parking lot in Berkeley.
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Aug 3, 2021
CP&DR News Briefs August 3, 2021: Los Angeles Homelessness; San Diego Arena; Congestion Pricing in S.F.; and More
The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-2 to criminalize homeless encampments around parks, libraries, and other public facilities.
Mckenzie Locke
Jul 31, 2021
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