by William Fulton on Sep 8, 2020
Housing, Los Altos, Mixed Use, Objective Standards, SB 35
City says it fears losing $7 million bond if appeal fails. Permit for 5-story project should be approved this week.
by William Fulton on Sep 1, 2020
CEQA, Housing, Legislation
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.
by William Fulton on Aug 23, 2020
CEQA, Housing, Legislation, Specific Plans, Wiener
SB 1120, which would ease duplex zoning and lot splits, is the most important land use/housing bill still likely to pass.
by William Fulton on Aug 9, 2020
HCD, Housing, RHNA
New HCD data shows California knows how to build for the top of the market -- and nobody else.
by Josh Stephens on Aug 5, 2020
Black Lives Matter, Equity, Housing, Racism, Regional Planning, SCAG
Social justice will be a major part of SCAG's agenda this year under new Regional Council President Rex Richardson, of Long Beach.
by William Fulton on Aug 2, 2020
HCD, Housing, SB 35
Only 29 jurisdictions statewide are completely exempt from the new law -- including several small affluent cities.
by Robin Glover on Jul 24, 2020
Housing, Redevelopment, San Francisco
Stakeholders in San Francisco's industrial Dogpatch neighborhood welcome mixed-use, 2,400-unit redevelopment of former gas-fired power station.
by Josh Stephens on Jul 12, 2020
Bay Area, COVID-19, Housing, Podcast, SPUR
New head of Bay Area think tank discusses housing, tech, and the impact of the pandemic. >>read more
by Josh Stephens on Jun 21, 2020
Black Lives Matter, Equity, Gentrification, Housing, Los Angeles
In places like Los Angeles's Westside, equity needs to be an issue on the table.
by William Fulton on Jun 7, 2020
CEQA, Density Bonus, Housing
Most bills emphasize ministerial approval, thus providing an end-run around the CEQA process.