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A Year Like No Other
The pandemic, racial injustice, an end to California's population growth -- has California planning ever seen a year like this before?

Josh Stephens
Dec 15, 2020
CP&DR News Briefs December 15, 2020: Upzoning Legislation; Anti-Eviction Legislation; Drilling Rights; and More
Sen. Scott Wiener and Assemblymember Robert Rivas co-introduced legislation that would allow local governments to upzone neighborhoods.
Robin Glover
Dec 14, 2020
CP&DR Podcast: Top Planning Books of 2020
An impressive array of books on urban planning came out in 2020; Bill and Josh discuss with Planetizen Editor James Brasuell.
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Dec 11, 2020
CP&DR News Briefs Dec. 8, 2020: L.A. Transportation Tech; Tejon Ranch Lawsuit; Gas Tax Spending; and More
Los Angeles established what it is calling a "Transportation Technology Innovation Zone" to field-test new transportation technologies.
Robin Glover
Dec 7, 2020


Ballot Measure Puts San Mateo In Housing Quandary
Someday a city on the San Francisco Peninsula will embrace growth. It will recognize the pressures of the Bay Area’s housing crisis and fully capitalize on the economic juggernaut of the region’s tech industry. Today is not that day. And the city is definitely not San Mateo. The
Sarah Klearman
Dec 7, 2020
CEQA At 50
The law has proven stubbornly resistant to reform. But cities and other lead agencies are learning how to end-run the whole process.

William Fulton
Dec 6, 2020
SCAG Sees Revolt Against RHNA Allocations
60% of Orange County cities challenge their targets, which are much higher than last time around.

Josh Stephens
Dec 1, 2020
CP&DR News Briefs December 1, 2020: UC Davis in Sacramento; Wildfire Defense; San Diego Affordable Housing; and More
The University of California Board of Regents voted to move forward with a $1.1 billion addition to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.
Robin Glover
Nov 30, 2020
Fresno County Must Throw Out Friant Ranch Approvals
In followup to 2018 Cal Supremes ruling, appellate court rejects "partial decertification" of EIR.

William Fulton
Nov 30, 2020
CP&DR Vol. 35 No. 11 November 2020
CP&DR Vol. 35 No. 11 November 2020
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Nov 24, 2020
CP&DR News Briefs Nov. 24, 2020: San Jose Downtown; Klamath Dam Removal; Housing Agency Disarray; and More
San Jose city officials released a development plan that would add 13,000 residential units, up to 13.7 million square feet of office space.
Robin Glover
Nov 23, 2020
Fort Ord Project Moves Forward Without Redevelopment Funds
1,000 homes have been built but appellate court rules county cannot use leftover redevelopment funds for public amenities.

William Fulton
Nov 21, 2020
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