Among other things, the appellate ruling found that Livermore's design standards are not objective and therefore cannot be used to deny an affordable housing project. >>read more
Newly elected Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has a housing crisis on her hands. She's already alienating many of the allies she might need to solve it. >>read more
The American Planning Association bestowed its highest academic award on to an article by two California-based researchers who seek to describe the elusive relationship between California's job centers and housing. >>read more
100% affordable project can't be struck down based on subjective standards or lack of strict adherence to specific plan policies. CEQA exemption based on Downtown Specific Plan was also upheld. >>read more
Inflation, high interest rates, and other rising costs of construction threaten to nullify recently adopted laws and policies meant to alleviate California's housing crisis. >>read more
The experience with both the builder's remedy and SB 9 suggest that we may have too many laws going in too many different directions at the moment. >>read more