Stanford University withdrew its application for a long-term land use permit from Santa Clara County. The plan would have added 3.5 million square feet to the university’s campus, including over 2,000 beds. >>read more
Apple has committed the largest sum yet by a tech giant to support affordable housing, pledging $2.5 billion in investments, land, and charitable donations. >>read more
Facebook announced it will commit over $1 billion over the next decade to offset its contributions to California’s affordable housing shortage >>read more
California will likely miss its emissions reductions goals for the next decade, in part due to unprecedented carbon dioxide emissions from the 2018 wildfire seasons.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Bay Area conservation groups separately sued the federal EPA for its failure to protect Redwood City’s salt ponds.
The San Diego City Council adopted a new 30-year community plan that rezones the entire region and allows for more housing and commercial development near transit.
A Los Angeles anti-development group filed a petition in Los Angeles Supreme Court targeting the city’s aims to increase affordable housing and density near transit >>read more
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found that 85 percent of coastal estuaries along the West Coast have been destroyed by development >>read more
A local environmental group is suing the City of Healdsburg for failing to account for the greenhouse gas emissions of what could be the city’s largest housing project >>read more
