Simi Valley may appel superior Court ruling on 108-unit project, claiming it is a commercial enterprise not a residential use.

CP&DR Vol. 36 No. 5 May 2021

An estimated $100 billion windfall yields generous proposed investments in land use in Gov. Newsom's May Revise.

In what may be a preview of a strongly pro-housing 2021 legislative season, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 7, which extends expedited California Environmental Quality Act review for key developments.

Though not a precedent, the case shoots down voter rejection of housing project in Oceanside.

Cities across California are eliminating parking minimums in order to reduce automobile dependency and promote better urban design. The state legislature is getting in on the act too.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a $12-billion proposal to create affordable housing, increase mental health services, and fund other programs to get people off the street

It's no surprise that the inland areas are still growing. But the big shocker is that the Bay Area is hanging on -- and L.A. is not.

In a case from Santa Barbara, an appellate court ruled that such regulations are a "development" that must be dealt with in the Local Coastal Plan or through a Coastal Development Permit.

Court also concludes the requirement calling for all roads to be built before any private development is constructed runs afoul of the

A legislative package introduced in the U.S. Senate could add 600,000 new acres of federally protected wilderness in California.

<p>The great irony of the philanthropist's life was that he made his billions on sprawl -- and then poured it into making Los Angeles a more urban city.</p>