For Sacramento and Berkeley, the hard part is still coming: How to create a development code that will encourage rather than block other small-scale housing products.

The California Legislature has come roaring back in 2021 with a whole new set of bills affecting planning and development.

The U.S. EPA recently abandoned its appeal of a federal judge's ruling last year holding that a sprawling collection of Redwood City salt ponds is protected from development.

In November, Nithya Raman became only the second trained urban planner to be elected to the Los Angeles city council. CP&DR spoke with Raman about how planning influences her political agenda.

The council vote was unanimous, but now comes the hard part: Implementing an upzoning in a city with strong homeowner advocacy and fire-prone hillside neighborhoods.

The Strategic Growth Council (SGC) adopted the Round 6 Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program Guidelines; applications are due in June.

CP&DR Vol. 36 No. 2 February 2021

Except for two minor adjustments, all cities lose their appeals. Half of Orange County cities appealed.

The former Modesto mayor was a passionate advocate for the Central Valley -- and regionalism in general.

California, despite a housing shortage in the millions of units, saw only a modest year-over-year bump in new permits.

A new multiyear planning process by BART and regional rail providers, dubbed Link21, will a case for greater integration of rail servi

Council has taken first vote, but it will be several more months at least before the new policy allowing up to four units on every parcel is formally adopted. >>read more