SANDAG used a different methodology and therefore did not include Solana Beach and downgraded Oceanside Transit Center. YIMBYs say the methodology did not follow state aw.

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.

If you've got an update on what a city is doing in regard to SB 79, please let us know!

The maps reveal the extent of SB 79's potential impact on California's two large metropolitan areas.

The city chose the least aggressive of three options in seeking to forestall SB 79 implementation until 2030.

SB 79 goes into effect July 1, bringing massive upzoning that could, at full build-out, more than double the populations of many cities.

The Wiener bill, which squeaked through the Senate last week, would effectively take away land use authority from local governments -- and hand it to transit agencies, at least for the land they own. It's maybe Wiener's most aggressive bill yet -- but he has shown a willingness t