First District says SB 35 doesn't interfere with local powers and trumps Berkeley's historic preservation law regarding the West Berkeley Shellmound.

Redwood City Salt Plant, LLC, an affiliate of Cargill Incorporated, abandoned its latest attempt to sell off salt ponds on the San Francisco Bay. Read more: https://baykeeper.org/press_release/cargill-gives-nonsensical-legal-challenge-salt-ponds-ruling

A judge blocked the construction of a controversial development in the hills of southern Kern County known as Tejon Ranch

Progressives who have long protected community power over developers are praising Biden's proposed new program, while Republicans are calling it a war on the suburbs

Bill Fulton and Josh Stephens break down the biggest trend in local planning -- the abolition of single-unit zoning -- and a few of the key land-use bills, out of many, that the legislature is considering. >>Listen Now

President Biden’s recently released $2 trillion infrastructure plan addresses exclusionary zoning laws and includes major rail upgrades, among other initiatives. Read more: https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/biden-infrastructure-major-league-baseball

T'he Blackstone Group and their ilk may be evil and exploitative. But they are not to blame for California's housing crisis.

The new database will help cities and counties with their environmental justice elements for their general plans, as required by SB 1000.

The California Geological Survey released a series of seven maps created to evaluate tsunami risk along the California coast

CP&DR Vol. 36 No. 3 March 2021

Flat denial of blufftop house meant the "futility exception" was in play. Cost to the city: $3.4 million and counting.

Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined lawsuits against two proposed developments in San Diego that were approved by the San Diego Board of Supervisors.