While many Bay Area cities resist growth, El Cerrito is booming with transit oriented plan on San Pablo Avenue.

Renter and housing advocacy groups’ efforts to sue the city of San Mateo were stymied by a judge’s ruling that San Mateo did not violate SB 167 >> read more

Stanford University withdrew its application for a long-term land use permit from Santa Clara County. The plan would have added 3.5 million square feet to the university’s campus, including over 2,000 beds. >>read more

Advances in mobility technologies -- from electric cars to robotic shopping carts -- are dazzling. But planners will be hard-pressed to predict which ones will prevail.

Apple has committed the largest sum yet by a tech giant to support affordable housing, pledging $2.5 billion in investments, land, and charitable donations.

The Southern California Association of Governments Regional Council voted to accept 1,344,770 new housing units in the six-county region.

Statewide, local voters considered only five land-use ballot measures. As usual, San Francisco led the way.

The tangle of highways and freeways that cover California may effectively connect Californians to each other. But they also create barriers for other residents of the state – especially four-footed ones. Countless roads in the state’s rural and suburban areas cut through importan

Lower court ruling invalidating initiative is overturned.

Google Provides More Details on Downtown San Jose Plan

CP&DR Vol. 34 No. 10 October 2019

Facebook announced it will commit over $1 billion over the next decade to offset its contributions to California’s affordable housing shortage >> read more