Neighbors Sue, Claiming Project Is Not Dense Enough. Appellate Court Rules Against Them.

The "retail apocalypse" has claimed a particularly unfortunate victim: the homegrown outdoor equipment chain Adventure 16. California's cities and wilderness are both worse off.

Developer bids are in for over 100 housing units planned for two sites in downtown Stockton

The state’s housing shortage and affordability crisis yet again dominated CP&DR’s coverage.

The Southern California Association of Governments released a draft of Connect SoCal, its Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy

The Los Angeles Department of City Planning released a new zoning plan, called DTLA 2040, that will accommodate explosive residential growth

CP&DR Vol. 34 No. 11 November 2019

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.