News Briefs

Sen. Scott Weiner has amended Senate Bill 50, his sweeping statewide transit-housing bill >>read more 

The San Diego City Council approved an ordinance to eliminate parking requirements for new condominium and apartment complexes in neighborhoods near mass transit >>read more

The San Diego Association of Governments will discontinue its TransNet transportation project and draft a new long-term transportation plan from scratch >>read more

Gov. Gavin Newsom met with dozens of California mayors from cities identified as having deficient housing plans. >>read more

Transbay train connection may hook up to new Salesforce Transbay Terminal >>read more

In his state of the state address, Gov. Gavin Newsom elaborated on his aggressive plans to promote housing statewide in his first term. >>read more

The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority revealed plans to explore a new transit project connecting the Valley and Westside through the Sepulveda Pass. >>read more

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the founding of a new coalition to raise $540 million to address the Bay Area’s housing crisis. >>read more

The attorney general’s office filed suit against the City of Huntington Beach for its alleged failure to accept its fair share of new housing >>read more

The Superior Court rejected San Diego County’s most recent climate action plan to control greenhouse gas emissions >>read more

The California Department of Housing and Community Development released finalized SB 2 Planning Grants Program Guidelines >>read more

The Oakland City Council approved a Public Land Policy that would require the city to deposit 100 percent of proceeds from future sales of unused city-owned land into an affordable housing trust fund >>read more

The Sacramento City Council passed an ordinance that would ban new gas stations, drive-through restaurants and warehouses within a quarter-mile of the city’s 23 light-rail stations >>read more

The Department of Housing and Community Development released an updated list showing which California cities and counties are subject to the streamlined ministerial approval process under SB 35 >>read more