Court says city illegally tried to end-run its own general plan. And just one inconsistency with the general plan can sink a project.

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

The location wasn't on the city's Housing Element sites inventory. But the denial may be based on subjective standards. All in all, it's a good example of how small cities are struggling to adapt to new housing laws.

An agreement between the US Navy and New York-based developer Brookfield Properties to redevelop the 12,800-acre abandoned Concord Naval Weapons Station into 12,272 housing units, parkland and other facilities gained unanimous approval by the Concord City Council

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.

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This article is brought to you courtesy of the paying subscribers to California Planning & Development Report. You can subscribe to CP&DR by clicking here. You can sign up for CP&DR’s free weekly newsletter here. Developer Proposes 3.91 Million Square Feet for L.A. Area Oil Refinery Catellus-Deca, LLC on behalf of Phillips 66, has filed an application to redevelop the century-old decommissioned Phillips 66 refinery site in the Los Angeles County city of Carson after months of

This article is brought to you courtesy of the paying subscribers to California Planning & Development Report. You can subscribe to CP&DR by clicking here. You can sign up for CP&DR’s free weekly newsletter here. Shortly after the election of San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, he nominated Sarah Dennis Phillips to succeed Rich Hillis as planning director. Dennis Phillip was both a conventional choice and an offbeat. Offbeat, because she was coming from over a decade in the pri