Many housing and land use bills made it out of the house of origin last week and are moving forward.

At a time when the controversial law is under attack, a state employees' union and a prominent CEQA attorney are seeking to expand it.

Postentitlement shot clocks are moving forward. So far, allowing overlays in housing elements is not.

Probably not. CEQA will exist, but if the Chamber of Commerce initiative passes, it will become nothing more than a checklist against existing law.

The project qualifies as residential and the Density Bonus Law can be used to set aside the height limit. Voters have eliminated the height limit twice only to be stymied by CEQA lawsuits.

Some cities want the tax revenue. Others are using the same strategy for shutting down data centers that they are using on warehouses.

Beyond that, where you stand depends on where you sit: Where is the "streetfront" in a suburban shopping center?

The city is proposing a specific plan that would destroy part of the historic project. But the court ruled that it was not required to consider an alternative plan put forth by advocates.

Links to labor unions were too speculative to prove potential financial benefit -- and Housing Accountability Act argument also failed.

Bill moving forward would clarify that Amtrak service should be included when calculating qualifying service

The Ventura panel of the Second District Court of Appeal has issued two unpublished opinions, both favoring a city in Ventura County over claims made by local residents and property owners.

In a case from Tiburon, an appellate court said future housing projects are not "reasonably foreseeable".