The former Seattle and Boulder planning director returns to California after a 20-year absence to run Gov. Gavin Newsom's Office of Planning & Research. What's his take on California's planning issues? What did he learn in California that he took elsewhere -- and what has he learned elsewhere that he can bring home to California? >>read more
Huntington Beach settled a lawsuit over housing with the state by tweaking a specific plan. More battles, and an allocation of 13,000 new units, loom >>read more
After coming out of the box aggressively last year with changes to the RHNA process, the governor chooses this year to focus on homelessness. >>read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom allocated $2.7 billion for housing and homelessness — the most ever in a California budget — and policies to prod cities into complying with RHNA >>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