Only 29 jurisdictions statewide are completely exempt from the new law -- including several small affluent cities. >>read more

Stakeholders in San Francisco's industrial Dogpatch neighborhood welcome mixed-use, 2,400-unit redevelopment of former gas-fired power station >>read more

New traffic analysis mechanism finally takes effect this week. >>read more

Most bills emphasize ministerial approval, thus providing an end-run around the CEQA process. >>read more

Low-cost transformation of streets to public -- and restaurant -- spaces may help enliven city neighborhoods and revive their sales tax bases. >>read more

Lennar, labor negotiations fail, so City of Concord will look for another master developer for 13,000-home project. >>read more

With few traffic jams and clear skies, California's regional planning agencies strategize about how to keep remote work going after the COVID crisis is over. >>read more

Amid shifting shopping habits, a developer will transform the postmodern concrete fortress of Horton Plaza into a mixed-use technology campus to attract jobs to downtown San Diego >>read more

The recent Vallco and Los Altos court decisions show that cities have to be very careful in handling SB 35 applications -- and can't rely on vague references to discretionary standards, as they have often done in the past. >>read more

Visual depictions of projects remain an issue -- though accessibility might actually be improved for some. Brown Act has been loosened for the duration of COVID-19 >>read more