CP&DR Vol. 37 No. 1 January 2022

The Strategic Growth Council announced $808 million in funding awards for 37 affordable housing projects across the state as part of the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program.

Recent changes in state law – the density bonus law, expanded CEQA exemptions, and objective standards – are changing the game in the neighborhood-by-neighborhood battle over density and development throughout California

Proponents Must Submit 1 Million Signatures By May.

YIMBY Action filed a lawsuit against San Francisco over the rejection of the 469 Stevenson housing project near the city's Financial District.

Major reforms of RHNA process and housing element enforcement are proposed.

In Santa Cruz, nobody quite knows whether a planned development is supposed to follow slope regulations or is supposed to evade them.

Without providing specifics, the governor's budget says he will redouble efforts to increase housing production. Some new programs are funded as well.

Despite concern about "transition" and "architectural fit," appellate court reverse judge's ruling that Trackside violates city policies. The court noted that there weren't really any objective standards to measure the project against.

The Port of San Francisco is considering raising the Ferry Building by several feet in one of its 23 plans for defending the Embarcadero from climate disasters.

A judge found the EIR for a huge wine resort inadequate -- because it didn't analyze the impact of additional people on current residents' ability to evacuate during a wildfire.

Some cities are welcoming the units, but others appear to be adopting regulations designed to put up barriers.