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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
CP&DR Vol. 37 No. 2 February 2022
CP&DR Vol. 37 No. 2 February 2022
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Feb 24, 2022
The Story Behind The Berkeley Enrollment Freeze -- And What It Means For Planning
The University of California tried to finesse the fact that Berkeley had blown past its enrollment target without doing additional CEQA analysis. And maybe the judge didn't have to "go nuclear" on this case. But the question of whether population growth in and of itself demand

William Fulton
Feb 21, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs: February 22, 2022: Disney Residential Community; UC Berkeley Enrollment; Housing Suit in Livermore; and More
Walt Disney Co. is proposing to develop a series of master-planned communities around the country dedicated to what the company describe as "storyliving," starting in Rancho Mirage.
Mckenzie Locke
Feb 20, 2022
Cities Struggle to Comply With Tougher Housing Element Rules
HCD says 70% of draft elements don't meet the state's enhanced requirements.

Josh Stephens
Feb 14, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs February 15, 2022: S.D. Housing Incentives; S.F. Vacancy Tax Measure; SB 9 Lawsuit; and More
San Diego City Council approved, 8-1, a package of seven housing incentives, including regulation changes for ADUs, that are intended to increase housing availability.
Mckenzie Locke
Feb 14, 2022
Enviros Lose Battle Over "Infill" In Chico
In an published ruling, an appellate court says the city's general plan encourages -- but does not require -- infill development.

William Fulton
Feb 6, 2022
Housing Production Laws Put Cities in a Box in Court
As a recent San Diego ruling reveals, cities have no choice but to defend their decisions to abide by statutes like the Density Bonus Law. At the same time, they are trying to "thread a needle" to challenge those laws in court.

William Fulton
Feb 6, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs February 8, 2022: Woodside Mountain Lions; S.F. Housing Initiative; Defense of CEQA; and More
The affluent Bay Area city of Woodside effectively put a moratorium on SB 9 projects by declaring itself a mountain lion habitat.
Mckenzie Locke
Feb 6, 2022


Specific Plan CEQA Exemption Helps Push Newark Project Through
Enviros' argument that sea-level rise should be considered in EIR also rejected by appellate court.

William Fulton
Jan 31, 2022
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