Bill Fulton and Josh Stephens break down the biggest trend in local planning -- the abolition of single-unit zoning -- and a few of the key land-use bills, out of many, that the legislature is considering. >>Listen Now
Progressives who have long protected community power over developers are praising Biden's proposed new program, while Republicans are calling it a war on the suburbs.
President Biden’s recently released $2 trillion infrastructure plan addresses, among many other needs, exclusionary zoning laws; to include major rail upgrades in California >>read more
Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined lawsuits against two proposed developments in San Diego that were approved by the San Diego Board of Supervisors >>read more
The Kern County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance that would allow as many as 2,700 new oil wells a year--more than 40,000 new wells over the next 15 years. >>read more
Billion-dollar UC Davis project will be located adjacent to Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood. Residents have filed a CEQA lawsuit, while the city has committed 20% of EIFD money to affordable housing.
For Sacramento and Berkeley, the hard part is still coming: How to create a development code that will encourage rather than block other small-scale housing products.
The U.S. EPA recently abandoned its appeal of a federal judge's ruling last year holding that a sprawling collection of Redwood City salt ponds is protected from development. >>read more
