News Briefs

Weiner proposes multiplex zoning on most residential areas in the state. Meanwhile, the League of California Cities unveiled a production proposal that, if fully implemented, would lay the foundation for the immediate production of much needed housing >>read more

Seven bills aimed at slashing development and impact fees -- which comprise up to 18 percent of the cost of new Californian homes -- have been proposed in the legislature recently >>read more

Gov. Gavin Newsom devoted almost the entirety of his State of the Union address to California's homelessness crisis >>read more

Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a plan that would keep more water in the San Joaquin River Delta while preserving 60,000 acres of sensitive habitats >>read more

Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced that a rent control measure has garnered enough signatures for it to appear on the November ballot >>read more

The Sacramento City Council voted unanimously to create a $100 million trust fund in hopes of unlocking state grants and accelerating construction >>read more

Current and former residents of Treasure Island filed a class-action lawsuit seeking $2 billion in damages from authorities who allegedly concealed problems with nuclear contamination. >>read more

Senate Bill 50, the controversial bill to promote denser housing around transit, will not suffer the same fate as it did last year >>read more

Despite recent incentive boosts and increasingly streamlined regulations, San Diego has produced fewer housing units since 2017 >>read more

For the third time in three years, Sen. Scott Wiener is advancing a bill to promote density near jobs and transit and do away with single-family zoning.

Coastal cities should plan to double annual housing targets to 200,000 a year, according to a new climate change report from California’s Legislative Analyst Office >>read more

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced a proposal to slash height and density limits within a half-mile of high frequency rail stations on land parcels already zoned for multi-family housing >>read more

Developer bids are in for over 100 housing units planned for two sites in downtown Stockton >>read more

The Southern California Association of Governments released a draft of Connect SoCal, its Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy >>read more