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Huntington Beach Housing Decision Reversed
Judge shifts gears and rules against city in Housing Accountability Act case in light of San Mateo ruling.

William Fulton
Oct 9, 2021
CP&DR News Briefs October 5, 2021: San Diego Solar Suit; San Jose Homeless Housing; State Housing Funding; and More
A group of residents a lawsuit against the San Diego County Board of Supervisors after they unanimously
Mckenzie Locke
Oct 4, 2021
Cities Can't Require Developers To Prove Financial Feasibility
In case from Los Angeles, appellate court says burden of proof for feasibility in the case of density bonus concessions and waivers lies with the city, not with the developer.

William Fulton
Oct 3, 2021
Newsom Signs 27 More Housing Bills
Following up on his high-profile signing of Senate Bills 9 and 10, along with several others, last week, Newsom signed 27 bills related to housing earlier this week.

Josh Stephens
Oct 2, 2021
CP&DR Vol. 36 No. 9 September 2021
CP&DR Vol. 36 No. 9 September 2021
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Sep 30, 2021
CP&DR News Briefs September 28, 2021: Anti-Duplex Ballot Measure; SB 10 Lawsuit; Zoning vs. Building, and More
Californians for Community Planning is to launch a ballot measure against SB 9.
Mckenzie Locke
Sep 26, 2021
CP&DR News Briefs September 21, 2021: Housing Bills; Housing Fund; Kern Co. Fracking Suit; and More
After surviving the recall effort, Gov. Gavin Newsom https://www.gov.ca.gov/2021/09/16/governor-newsom-signs-historic-legislation-to-boost-californias-housing-supply-and-fight-the-housing-crisis/ the California Comeback Plan and several ho
Mckenzie Locke
Sep 20, 2021
How Will SB 9 Affect Planning in California?
It ends single-family zoning and clips the wings of local governments. But the bottom line is probably thousands of units, not hundreds of thousands of units.

William Fulton
Sep 19, 2021
Most Housing Bills Make It To Newsom's Desk
If the governor signs them all, it could represent another big shift in state-local relations on housing.

Josh Stephens
Sep 14, 2021


Appellate Court Upholds HAA's Objective Design Standards
Reversing lower court, First District rules San Mateo's "stepback" requirement was not specific enough and required discretion to apply.

William Fulton
Sep 14, 2021
CP&DR News Briefs September 14, 2021: "Secret" North Coast Railroad; Vallco Mall Troubles; S.D. County Housing; and More
The recently-formed North Coast Railroad Company, LLC filed a pleading with the Surface Transportation Board hoping to secretively build infrastructure that could support coal shipment.
Mckenzie Locke
Sep 12, 2021


California Is Densifying
<p>New Census analysis shows that all metro areas across the state are increasing their densities.</p>

William Fulton
Sep 8, 2021
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