The Kern County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance that would allow as many as 2,700 new oil wells a year--more than 40,000 new wells over the next 15 years.

Surrounded by farmland, the small city of Davis has long been a fitting setting for its namesake University of California campus, which, among other things, is known as one of the top agricultural and veterinary universities in the world. But even UC Davis has urban ambitions: Th

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.

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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.