Plus: SB 743 strikes again in Pleasanton Costco case.

A new report from the state Auditor's Office argues that the state must make better use of available property to build more housing

Central Valley and Inland Empire population growth is still exceeding the national average. And births continue to exceed deaths in most parts of California -- even the coast. But the flow of coastal Californians out of state has become a tidal wave.

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?<

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.

Attorney General Rob Bonta notified the City of Pasadena that its urgency ordinance restricting the implementation of SB 9 violates state law.

The Strategic Growth Council published the California Transportation Assessment, evaluating how transportation planning and funding in California advances the state's climate goals.

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.

EIR didn't give enough detail on wildfire evacuation in latest chapter of 40-year development saga.

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.

State housing officials have released a new plan that calls on cities to build a combined 2.5 million homes by 2030.

Appellate ruling may make it more difficult for CEQA practitioners to reconcile GHG analysis with state targets.