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CP&DR News Briefs September 10, 2019: L.A. TOD Lawsuit; Zoning & Housing Production; Bay Area Freaks Out Developers; and More
A Los Angeles anti-development group filed a petition in Los Angeles Supreme Court targeting the city’s aims to increase affordable housing and density near transit
Brett Simpson
Sep 9, 2019
Southern California Balks at Aggressive Housing Numbers; SANDAG Cities Fight over Allocation
HCD assigned SCAG a far more aggressive housing target than it had asked for: 1,344,770.

Josh Stephens
Sep 4, 2019
Thunberg's Voyage May Be a Stunt, But She Has a Point for Planners
Maybe if we made our neighborhoods more walkable and livable, we wouldn't want to increase our carbon footprint by flying to Europe all the time.

Josh Stephens
Sep 3, 2019
With BART Extension Imminent, San Jose Looks to Turn Suburb into Urban Village
While many of the bedroom communities in Silicon Valley have clung to their residential character, even amid the Bay Area’s housing affordability crisis, San Jose has of late embraced a decidedly urban vision. Google plans to build a mixed-use headquarters downtown, and city lead
Mathew Hose
Sep 3, 2019
Scooters Offer Chance to Rethink Urban Rights of Way
Cars are a hassle and walking is too far, so these intermediate modes need a right of way, whether they are bikes, scooters, Segways or vehicles that haven’t been invented yet.

William Fulton
Aug 29, 2019
CP&DR Vol. 34 No. 8 August 2019
CP&DR Vol. 34 No. 8 August 2019
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Aug 29, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs August 27, 2019: Coastal Estuary Loss; Fires Scare Insurers; Endangered Species Act Battle; and More
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found that 85 percent of coastal estuaries along the West Coast have been destroyed by development
Brett Simpson
Aug 26, 2019
Project Description Must Be Specific, Court Rules
Yet another setback for Millenium Hollywood project arises from flexible development potential on project's site as approved by City of Los Angeles.

William Fulton
Aug 26, 2019
Will Trump Weaken California Species Protection?
Calfornia's system of habitat conservation planning may be strong enough to withstand the federal government's attack on the Endangered Species Act.

William Fulton
Aug 26, 2019
Zoning Not Automatically Subject To CEQA, Cal Supremes Say
But justices don't let San Diego completely off the hook on bypassing CEQA in adopting marijuana dispensary ordinance.

William Fulton
Aug 20, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs August 20, 2019: Healdsburg Housing Lawsuit; Vegas-Victorville Train; Bay Area Regional Transit; and More
A local environmental group is suing the City of Healdsburg for failing to account for the greenhouse gas emissions of what could be the city’s largest housing project
Brett Simpson
Aug 20, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs August 12, 2019: "Sue the Suburbs;" San Diego Specific Plans; HCD vs. Cupertino; and More
As part of a multi-pronged effort to “sue the suburbs” and push for development of new housing, a housing advocacy group filed a lawsuit against Los Altos
Brett Simpson
Aug 12, 2019
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