by William Fulton

Most involve incremental change, however, as major zoning reform bills all failed.

Among other things, the neighbors didn't seek to stop construction until the project was almost built.

Housing experts say small projects will cost less and be easier to build than large multifamily projects weighted down by affordable housing and union labor requirements.

State won't reimburse city $20 million for public infrastructure projects.

City says it fears losing $7 million bond if appeal fails. Permit for 5-story project should be approved this week.

SB 1120, the duplex bill, almost passed but ran out of time. None of the five bills proposed last spring by Senate leader Toni Atkins made it to the governor.

It depends on which standards are in play in a particular situation, the California Supreme Court rules in a case from Stanislaus County.

SB 1120, which would ease duplex zoning and lot splits, is the most important land use/housing bill still likely to pass.

After messy hearing in the Assembly Local Government Committee, other bills in the Senate housing package move forward as legislature faces month-end deadline.

New HCD data shows California knows how to build for the top of the market -- and nobody else.

Only 29 jurisdictions statewide are completely exempt from the new law -- including several small affluent cities.

City did nothing with historic bank building for 10 years -- except rent it out for filming.