In the 20 or so cities where growth and development was on the ballot, voters mostly sided with anti-development forces. San Diego and Monterey Park were the exceptions. >>read more

Already an epic-scale tragedy, California's wildfires--consuming a record 4 million acres this year--are effectively shrinking the amount of land available for housing and prompting planners to make tough choices between growth and safety >>read more

Affordable housing, extension of vote requirements, several development projects all on ballots around the state. >>read more

Based on the new judges' dissent, an important San Francisco property "takings" case may be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. >>read more

Storage and housing facilities in urban areas are often seen is competing with one another. But Public Storage and Alta Housing joined forces to push seven-story project through in Mountain View. >>read more

Southern California and Bay Area MPOs must get more aggressive to meet RHNA goals and SB 375 goals. >>read more

Most involve incremental change, however, as major zoning reform bills all failed. >>read more

In a case a month ago involving the Obama Presidential Center, she rejected citizen activists' very expansive claims of a taking of property under the Fifth Amendment. >>read more

Terraces Of Lafayette, featuring in Golden Gates, moves forward at final SB 330 council meeting, but opponents have filed a new CEQA lawsuit. >>read more

City says it fears losing $7 million bond if appeal fails. Permit for 5-story project should be approved this week. >>read more