Cities are moving aggressively to adopt objective design standards, now required in reviewing housing projects. But developers can use the Density Bonus Law to end-run some of the standards.
Altogether the governor signed more than 40 planning and development bills, vetoing only one bill designed to encourage conversion of old office buildings to housing, apparently because off the labor standards contained in the bill.
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has implemented a one-year moratorium on insurance cancellations and non-renewals for about 750,000 homeowners impacted by recent wildfires
At this year's California APA Conference, San Pablo Community Development Director Libby Tyler will recount the rise of women planners in California--and discuss the challenges they, and all planners, still face.
Legislation includes everything expanding SB 9 to guardrails on builders remedy to clarifying how a housing element can be deemed compliant. About 15 planning and development bills remain on the governor's desk.
The redevelopment plan for Candlestick Point, a 280-acre site on San Francisco’s waterfront, recently received initial approval from the city’s Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure
In reversing trial court ruling, appellate court okays lower significance threshold -- but also says higher baseline in a supplemental analysis was fine.
Los Angeles will receive nearly $900 million in funding from the federal government to enhance its infrastructure and transportation system in preparation for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games
AB 98 would impose standards on new warehouses, especially in the Inland Empire -- but environmental justice groups say it doesn't go far enough and the bill was prepared in secrecy
The city was already allowing a controversial project to move forward and paying $2.3 millino to the developer in attorneys fees. Now it must subject itself to five years of HCD monitoring and pay $150,000 in attorneys fees to teh state.
