There's no remedy in the law when a lead agency fails to notify an interested party, even though it's against the law.

As CP&DR has written repeatedly over the last couple of years, SB 35 is turning project-level housing review upside down, especially in the Bay Area. But by and large, SB 35 – which limits cities to ministerial review over housing projects in some circumstances – has been used to promote market-rate projects in upscale locations like Berkeley, Cupertino, and Los Altos.

YIMBY groups have filed a lawsuit against the state, alleging that the state agency ignored the law requiring the state to plan for a "jobs-housing balance"

A YIMBY lawsuit seeks to increase the Bay Area's housing allocation, but a court's schedule may not match up with the strict timeline set by the Dept. of Housing and Community Development.

The fast-tracked approval of a 74-unit affordable housing apartment complex in Marin City, an unincorporated community in Marin County, has again stoked concerns about loss of local control over housing developments approved under Senate Bill 35. Enacted in 2018, the bill allows

Most new housing projects in Berkeley will no longer have to build off-street parking, a move the city hopes will “more aggressively promote” alternative modes of transportation

CP&DR Vol. 36 No. 1 January 2021

Throughout California and beyond, distant suburbs and resort towns are seeing a surge in population -- and home sales. But will the trend stick after the pandemic?

The Sacramento City Council approved the first step in the process of allowing up to four units on every parcel currently zoned for a single residence

<p>A lifetime urban dweller, Donald Trump was an anti-city president. Biden is a lifelong Amtrak rider -- and California urban planning is likely to change with him at the helm.</p>

It can't really be about the buildings. It must be about the people.

The Sacramento City Council voted unanimously to endorse the mayor's proposal for a citywide master plan for constructing housing solutions for homeless residents.