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Senate Housing Bills Are Back

by William Fulton on Jan 4, 2021
CEQA, Housing, Legislature, Transit

Also on the legislative docket: Bills to restrict development in wildfire areas. >>read more

Podcast: Top Planning Stories of 2020

Dec 23, 2020
TopStories

Bill and Josh discuss CP&DR's most popular stories of the year. >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs December 22, 2020: Endangered Species Act; Population Growth; Otay Ranch Development; and More

by Robin Glover on Dec 22, 2020

The Trump administration finalized its adoption of a regulatory definition of “habitat" for purposes of species protection. >>read more

Laguna Beach Homeowner Must Tear Down Seawall

by William Fulton on Dec 21, 2020
Coastal Commission, Laguna Beach

The property owners undertook a major renovation -- apparently beyond what the Coastal Development Permit allowed -- with city permits but without out telling the Coastal Commission. >>read more

CP&DR Vol. 35 No. 12 December 2020

by CP&DR Staff on Dec 21, 2020
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A Year Like No Other

by Josh Stephens on Dec 15, 2020
CEQA, COVID-19, Housing, Racial Injustice, TopStories

The pandemic, racial injustice, an end to California's population growth -- has California planning ever seen a year like this before? >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs December 15, 2020: Upzoning Legislation; Anti-Eviction Legislation; Drilling Rights; and More

by Robin Glover on Dec 15, 2020

Sen. Scott Wiener and Assemblymember Robert Rivas co-introduced legislation that would allow local governments to upzone neighborhoods. >>read more

CP&DR Podcast: Top Planning Books of 2020

by CP&DR Staff on Dec 10, 2020
Books, Gender, Housing, Planning History , Race

An impressive array of books on urban planning came out in 2020; Bill and Josh discuss with Planetizen Editor James Brasuell. >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs Dec. 8, 2020: L.A. Transportation Tech; Tejon Ranch Lawsuit; Gas Tax Spending; and More

by Robin Glover on Dec 8, 2020

Los Angeles established what it is calling a "Transportation Technology Innovation Zone" to field-test new transportation technologies. >>read more

Ballot Measure Puts San Mateo In Housing Quandary

by Sarah Klearman on Dec 6, 2020
Ballot Measures, Housing, RHNA, San Mateo

Peninsula city must meet ambitious RHNA target -- but passage of Measure Y maintains current height and density standards with little flexibility. >>read more