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Housing Crisis Turns School Districts Into Developers
Especially in Bay Area, districts look at landholdings and see potential to provide housing for teachers.

Josh Stephens
Aug 12, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs August 6, 2019: San Diego Upzoning; HSR Shakeups; Wildfire Risk Assessment, and More
The City of San Diego is headed toward a significant upzoning around transit stations.
Brett Simpson
Aug 5, 2019
New Leader Shakes Up San Diego Regional Planning
Hasan Ikhrata has wasted no time putting his stamp on the San Diego Association of Governments – and if he is successful it could bring significant changes to SB 375 regional planning around the state. Ikhrata, the former executive director of the Southern California Association
Andrew Keatts
Jul 29, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs July 30, 2019: Caltrain Expansion; HUD vs. Los Angeles; Residential Permitting Plummets; and More
Caltrain will triple its ridership from 60,000 to 180,000, according to a $25 billion, decades-long “service vision”
Brett Simpson
Jul 29, 2019
Ellis Act Dictates CEQA Baseline
A vacant Hollywood apartment building can't be analyzed as if it were still occupied, court rules.

William Fulton
Jul 29, 2019
San Diego County's Approval Of 40-Acre Lots Is Thrown Out
Appellate court concludes that subdivision was just a residential development in disguise and therefore in violation of the Williamson Act.

William Fulton
Jul 29, 2019
CP&DR Vol. 34 No. 7 July 2019
CP&DR Vol. 34 No. 7 July 2019
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Jul 25, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs July 23, 2019: Multifamily Shortage; Impact of Federal Tax Cuts; S.F. Zero Emissions Plan; and More
California needs to build more apartments to close its housing gap, according to a new report from the UC Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation
Brett Simpson
Jul 22, 2019
SB 375 Environmental Review Upheld
Broad ruling in Sacramento case gives cities great lattitude in approving infill projects.

William Fulton
Jul 22, 2019
Hesperia Beats Special District On Solar Control
Lake Arrowhead CSD had argued that state law pre-empted local land-use authority over a proposed solar panel project. The Court of Appeal disagreed.

William Fulton
Jul 22, 2019
State Begins To Push SB 2 Planning Money Out The Door
Application process is easy for $123 million in noncompetitive grants for housing planning projects.

Josh Stephens
Jul 16, 2019
CP&DR News Briefs July 16, 2019: Housing Goals; Desert Hot Springs Lawsuit; Pt. Loma Transit Hub; and More
A record-high 86 percent of cities have submitted their housing development progress updates, but almost all are falling short of their goals
Brett Simpson
Jul 15, 2019
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