City claims it just didn't have enough planning capacity to meet RHNA deadlines.

Orange County judge sides with city in homebuilder's attempt to develop golf course property. City says Lennar's builder's remedy application is incomplete

Because 40 rent-stabilized apartments would be eliminated by construction of a new hotel, an appellate court ruled that the city cannot ignore the goals and policies in its own housing element.

In an unpublished ruling, an appellate court concluded that cities challenging RHNA targets can't sue the state. Previous rulings only said that cities couldn't sue their council of governments.

Amazingly, most bills targeting local governments' land use control over housing are still alive as the legislative session progresses.

Transit ridership may be down -- but transit-oriented development is still moving forward in response to both market forces and the state's policy priorities.

Koll Center Developer Can Use Old EIR: Kennedy Commission Beats Huntington Beach Again

Most developers have been trying to get their projects approved for years. Some are adding multifamily affordable units to single-family projects in order to qualify.

UC Berkeley Terner Center Director Ben Metcalf discusses the center's analysis the efficacy of recently adopted housing laws. It's a mixed review. 

The developer has agreed to withdraw all 14 builder's remedy applications, but would be able to resubmit eight projects for expedited ministerial approval under the city's new rules.