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California Planning & Development ReportCP&DR Vol. 39 No. 4 March 2024 Report
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/20240327
<p>The <a href="/articles/20240327">CP&DR Vol. 39 No. 4 March 2024 Report</a></p>2024-03-28T01:00:00-00:00CP&DR News Briefs March 26, 2023: Concord Naval Station; USCF Expands; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; and More
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/cpdr-news-briefs-march-26-2023
<p>City officials in Concord have tentatively <a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/03/20/concord-approves-concepts-for-billion-dollar-40-year-development-at-naval-weapons-station-site/">approved</a> a billion-dollar plan for the redevelopment of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station</p>2024-03-26T01:01:00-00:00A "Breather" Year In Sacramento?
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/quotbreatherquot-year-sacramento
<p>This year's land use and housing bills may focus on refining recent overwhelming policy change rather than pushing new policies forward.</p>2024-03-25T11:40:00-00:00Biden Proposes $20 Billion For Housing Supply And Zoning Reform
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/biden-proposes-20-billion-housing-supply-and-zoning
<p>Grant program would focus on commercial-to-residential conversions, community land trusts social housing, and more. Whether the idea will get through Congress is another story -- but it's part of a big Biden effort on housing supply and affordability.</p>2024-03-24T09:03:00-00:00City of Fresno Sues County Over General Plan
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/city-fresno-sues-county-over-general-plan
<p>CEQA lawsuit claims county's mitigation measures on land use, agricultural mitigation and other issues are vague, unenforceable and will induce sprawl. </p>2024-03-24T07:57:00-00:00CP&DR News Briefs March 19, 2024: California Forever Visuals; Reconnecting Communities; Federal Transportation Grants; and More
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/cpdr-news-briefs-march-19-2024
<p>The California Forever project in Solano County <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-09/california-forever-aerial-map-released">released</a> aerial views and renderings of the proposed New Urbanist-influenced city, showcasing tens of thousands of homes, open spaces and renewable energy sources</p>2024-03-19T01:01:00-00:00Referendum On Downtown Livermore Project Moves Forward
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/referendum-downtown-livermore-project-moves-forward
<p>Appellate court says revised disposition and development agreement was not merely a "quasi-judicial action" under the redevelopment wind-down law.</p>2024-03-18T06:15:00-00:00CP&DR News Briefs March 12, 2024: Fresno Co. General Plan; Transportation Equity Map; High Speed Rail Stations; and More
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/cpdr-news-briefs-march-12-2024
<p>Fresno County supervisors adopted a contentious update to the general plan, paving the way for significant development along the Kings and San Joaquin Rivers</p>2024-03-12T01:01:00-00:00Ballot Measures Updated: S.F. Housing Measure, Transfer Tax Measure Approved
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/march-5-2024-ballot-measure-roundup
<p>But in a mixed bag of ballot measures on the March ballot, Santa Cruz shot down a slow-growth policy in the downtown, while Chico defeated two ballot measures that would have permitted a new development, and Mountain House voters OK'd cityhood.</p>2024-03-10T15:04:00-00:00Refusal To Process Builder's Remedy Project Constitutes Denial, Judge Says
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/refusal-process-builder039s-remedy-project-constitutes
<p>In the latest ruling against a municipality, a Los Angeles judge said La Cañada Flintridge must move forward with a builder's remedy project because -- in his judgment -- the city did not have a compliant housing element when it refused to process the project. It's one of two lawsuits against the city on the same project.</p>2024-03-09T16:58:00-00:00Position Available, Remy Moose Manley LLP
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/20240308
<p><strong>Remy Moose Manley LLP</strong><br><strong>Environmental Associate Attorney</strong></p>2024-03-08T13:13:00-00:00CP&DR News Briefs March 5, 2024: Vallco Mall Update; Port of San Diego;Federal Housing Bill; and More
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/cpdr-news-briefs-march-5-2024
<p>Cupertino approved redevelopment of the Vallco mall site -- one of the first SB 35 controversies in the state.</p>2024-03-05T01:01:00-00:00Housing Rulings Hurt -- But Legal Settlements Might Be More Important
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/housing-rulings-hurt-legal-settlements-might-be-more
<p>Recent rulings from the high-profile cities of Berkeley and Beverly Hills got a lot of publicity. But less publicized settlement agreements from Davis and Clovis show just how scared cities are getting about housing litigation.</p>2024-03-03T13:26:00-00:00CP&DR Vol. 39 No. 2 February 2024 Report
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/20240228
<p>The <a href="/articles/20240228">CP&DR Vol. 39 No. 2 February 2024 Report</a></p>2024-02-29T00:01:00-00:00CP&DR News Briefs February 27, 2024: Supreme Court; Klamath River Management; Statewide Fracking Ban; and More
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/cpdr-news-briefs-february-27-2024
<p>The United States Supreme Court rejected a significant property-rights challenge to rent control laws in New York City and California</p>2024-02-27T08:02:00-00:00Clovis Cuts A Deal On Housing
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/clovis-cuts-deal-housing
<p>After losing in appellate court and with a trial looming, the Fresno-area city reaches a wide-ranging settlement agreement including upzoning, inclusionary housing, a housing trust fund, and more.</p>2024-02-26T19:46:00-00:00When the Coastal Commission Won't Let Phase 2 Connect to Phase 1
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/when-the-coastal-commission-let-phase-2-connect-phase-1
<p>Four lots in Los Osos were already on local water and sewer. San Luis Obispo County approved creating three new lots that already had sewer laterals and water meters. But the Coastal Commission said no and, in an unpublished ruling, an appellate court has agreed. </p>2024-02-25T15:39:00-00:00Why Do Firefighters Oppose Safe Streets?
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/why-do-firefighters-oppose-safe-streets
<p>The Los Angeles firefighters union's opposition to Measure HLA has actually isolated them from ... well, practically everybody else.</p>2024-02-25T10:26:00-00:00Position Available, California State University Northridge
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/20240220a
<p><strong>California State University Northridge</strong><br><strong>Part-Time Lecturer</strong></p>2024-02-20T11:50:00-00:00CP&DR News Briefs February 20, 2024: Complete Streets; Anaheim Housing Lawsuit; Lithium at Salton Sea; and More
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/cpdr-news-briefs-february-20-2024
<p>Caltrans <a href="https://cal.streetsblog.org/2024/02/09/caltrans-releases-long-awaited-complete-streets-guidelines">released</a> its long-awaited guidelines for the design of complete streets last month; they are effective immediately</p>2024-02-20T09:25:00-00:00Davis Settles Builder's Remedy Lawsuit
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/davis-settles-builder039s-remedy-lawsuit
<p>City agrees to move project forward without required vote, while developer agrees to increase affordable housing from 20% to 25% of project and agree to an EIR.</p>2024-02-19T19:19:00-00:00Berkeley Ordered To Pay Developer $2.6 Million
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/berkeley-ordered-pay-developer-26-million
<p>The City of Berkeley got hammered in court for violating SB 35 and the HAA by denying a project to be built on a parking lot on Native American shellmound property. Now the city has to pay the developer $2.6 million -- plus attorneys fees.</p>2024-02-19T18:40:00-00:00It's OK To Use A CEQA Exemption Tiering Off Of A General Plan EIR
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/it039s-ok-use-ceqa-exemption-tiering-off-general-plan
<p>In the latest ruling on this emerging topic, an appellate court shot down the San Diego County board's decision to require an EIR for a recycling plant -- even though county's own staff, zoning administrator, and planning commission all said an exemption was warranted.</p>2024-02-19T17:18:00-00:00Position Available, City of Arcata, CA
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/20240214b
<p><strong>City of Arcata, CA</strong><br><strong>Planner I / II / SENIOR PLANNER</strong></p>2024-02-16T12:01:00-00:00Position Available, City of Mountain View, CA
http://www.cp-dr.com/articles/202040214a
<p><strong>City of Mountain View, CA</strong><br><strong>Community Development Director</strong></p>2024-02-14T10:15:00-00:00