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CP&DR News Briefs July 28, 2020: Plan Bay Area; Caltrain in Peril; Clean Water Act; and More
Plan Bay Area envisions 400,000 permanently affordable units by 2050.
Robin Glover
Jul 27, 2020


San Francisco Sets Aside Rancor to Support Housing at Potrero Power Station
San Francisco is known for agonizing battles over infill development despite the obvious demand for new housing. But, with a rare brownfield site, stakeholders seem to have buried the hatchet to support housing in a place that everyone agrees makes sense. For over a century, the
Robin Glover
Jul 24, 2020


Podcast: SCAG President Rex Richardson on Regional Planning and Social Equity
SCAG Regional Council President Rex Richardson proposed a resolution to declare racism a public health crisis and a top priority for SCAG >>read more

Josh Stephens
Jul 20, 2020
NEPA Changes Will Put More Pressure On CEQA
State-federal transportation and infrastructure projects likely won't be analyzed under federal law. But new rule could be reversed if Biden wins.

William Fulton
Jul 20, 2020
CP&DR News Briefs July 21, 2020: Los Altos Fights SB 35; S.F. Housing Ballot Measure; High Speed Rail to S.F.; and More
The small South Bay city is appealing an April ruling that the city botched the SB 35 process for a downtown mixed-use project.
Robin Glover
Jul 19, 2020


CP&DR Podcast: SPUR CEO Alicia John-Baptiste
New head of Bay Area think tank discusses housing, tech, and the impact of the pandemic. >>read more

Josh Stephens
Jul 13, 2020
CP&DR News Briefs July 14, 2020: $600M from SGC; Housing Loss in S.D.; Landlords vs. S.F.; and More
Sponsors of 41 innovative projects that aim to address diverse needs in communities across California are set to receive awards ranging from $168,000 to nearly $30 million in grants administered by the Strategic Growth Council
Robin Glover
Jul 13, 2020
CP&DR News Briefs July 7, 2020: Stadium Redevelopments in Anaheim; Bay Area RHNA Numbers; November Ballot Measures; and More
The Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim announced significant new mixed-use redevelopment plans around their respective stadiums.
Robin Glover
Jul 6, 2020
It's SB 743 Time!
New traffic analysis mechanism finally takes effect this week.

Josh Stephens
Jun 30, 2020
Recession in the Pocketbook, Depression in the Soul
In an excerpt from Talk City, Bill Fulton recalls how difficult it was emotionally to deal with budget cuts in the last recession -- a clear concern as cities face revenue shortfalls again because of COVID-19.

William Fulton
Jun 30, 2020
CEQA Applies To All Enrollment Increases
UC Berkeley erred in adding five times as many students as EIR analyzed, court rules.

William Fulton
Jun 30, 2020
CP&DR News Briefs June 30, 2020: Lilac Hills Rejected; Sober Living Homes; Coronavirus & Crowding; and More
Citing wildfire concerns, San Diego County supervisors voted to reject the 1,700-home Lilac Hills Ranch development.
Robin Glover
Jun 29, 2020
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