In exchange for vested rights from the City of San Jose, Google has committed to an unprecedented investment in infrastructure, affordable housing, and community benefits. >>read more

Simi Valley may appel superior Court ruling on 108-unit project, claiming it is a commercial enterprise not a residential use. >>read more

Though not a precedent, the case shoots down voter rejection of housing project in Oceanside. >>read more

Cities across California are eliminating parking minimums in order to reduce automobile dependency and promote better urban design. The state legislature is getting in on the act too.  >>read more 

Transit agencies say guidelines intended to encourage affordable housing may actually stifle affordable development. >>read more

First District says SB 35 doesn't interfere with local powers and trumps Berkeley's historic preservation law regarding the West Berkeley Shellmound. >>read more

Progressives who have long protected community power over developers are praising Biden's proposed new program, while Republicans are calling it a war on the suburbs. >>read more

T'he Blackstone Group and their ilk may be evil and exploitative. But they are not to blame for California's housing crisis. >>read more

Billion-dollar UC Davis project will be located adjacent to Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood. Residents have filed a CEQA lawsuit, while the city has committed 20% of EIFD money to affordable housing. >>read more

For Sacramento and Berkeley, the hard part is still coming: How to create a development code that will encourage rather than block other small-scale housing products. >>read more