A roundup -- and explanation -- of all the relevant planning and legislation that will beome law this year.

In a case from Menifee, an appellate court rules that a project's sound wall was a mitigation and therefore the Class 32 exemption can't be applied.

Governor said the legislation had too many bells and whistles on it.

The bill declaring CEQA analysis on a big San Diego project "good enough" may create a new path for politically influential projects.

In case from Los Gatos, appellate court says acceptance of land dedication is discretionary -- meaning the lot -ine adjustment is subject to CEQA

Appellate court says Laguna Beach can't remove inventory without examining each individual historic property under CEQA

San Luis Obispo County can’t approve a subdivision map because a condition involving the Coastal Commission has not yet been met, the Second District Court of Appeal has ruled.

Newsom now has 30 days to sign or veto the bills.

There are more than 20 definitions of infill in state law and policy. It creates a needle that's almost impossible to thread.

Sonoma County claimed its new groundwater regulations weren't subject to CEQA. But 95% of its wells would be ministerially approved., and an appellate court disagreed.

We are reviving the CP&DR podcast! Bill Fulton and Josh Stephens discuss the latest planning news, including the statewide battle over transfer taxes (including Los Angeles Measure ULA), the uneven implementation of Senate Bill 79, and the November ballot measure that could upend the California Environmental Quality Act.

The county approved the project and drew a CEQA lawsuit from the Sierra Club. Then it imposed a moratorium and drew another lawsuit from the developer.