From 1942 to 2007, the Concord Naval Weapons Station, a two-site 13,000-acre facility in and around the Contra Costa County suburb of Concord, played a significant role in post-World War II national defense. Since its decommissioning in 2007, the base has been the subject of a ne

California Senate Democrats have announced a new legislative housing package that aims to boost housing supply with more moderate proposals.

The state required San Jose to get a new streambed agreement for Willow Glen Trestle Bridge. That doesn't trigger additional environmental review.

In the wake of COVID, will Taco Bell rule the world?

With state revenues expected to fall by $54 billions for the current and upcoming fiscal years, compared to projections, the May Revise reduces the upcoming year’s budget from $222 billion to $203 billion

City must now hold new CUP hearing on Curtis Park gas station case, appellate court rules.

Bill Fulton and Josh Stephens discuss the latest planning news, and Josh interviews Meg Walker of Project for Public Spaces

With coronavirus-induced remote work cutting traffic and air pollution by dramatic levels, California’s regional planning agencies are laying plans to keep telecommuting at high levels once the pandemic has subsided. And the state may soon follow suit. "The entire State of Califo

California added only 87,494 residents in 2019 to bring the state's estimated total population to 39,782,870 people as of January 1.

When it opened in 1985, development of the Horton Plaza shopping mall in San Diego was hailed as a blueprint for how retail can revitalize a downtown area. The mall in its heyday attracted millions of shoppers to the city’s core with its unorthodox, multicolored and multi-pattern

The recent Vallco and Los Altos court decisions show that cities have to be very careful in handling SB 35 applications -- and can't rely on vague references to discretionary standards, as they have often done in the past.

Many armchair planners are trying to blame the virus crisis on density. Real planners shouldn't let them get away with it.