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

An estimated $100 billion windfall yields generous proposed investments in land use in Gov. Newsom's May Revise. >>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

Revised budget would focus on Infill Infrastructure Grant program rather than rewarding cities for meeting housing production goals. >>read more

$250 Million in Planning Grants Would Be Tied To Higher Short-Term Production Goals. >>>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

Impact on local government could be huge. >>read more

Major reforms of RHNA process and housing element enforcement are proposed. >>read more