San Francisco has earned the state's Prohousing Designation, reflecting the city's compliance with 18 required actions aimed at resolving legal inconsistencies and enhancing housing production

Yes, the rooftop deck near the University of Southern California doesn't create a significant impact under CEQA, as per the People's Park case. But the City of Los Angeles still must find that the project conforms with an old redevelopment plan.

The CP&DR Vol. 39 No. 10 October 2024 Report

A new development project called "Esmeralda," resembling a rustic Italian village, is proposed for a 267-acre site near Cloverdale in Sonoma County

The small North Coast city is seeing an expensive battle over whether to develop downtown parking lots are required by the Housing Element and try to shift housing elsewhere and retain current downtown parking.

If it includes a disposition and development agreement with a specific development program, the answer is yes, according to a San Diego judge.

California wildlife officials have designated the Western burrowing owl as a candidate for protection under the Endangered Species Act

Local governments, property owners, and environmental justice advocates all have issues with AB 98. It could invite more litigation over warehouses.

Fallout from Supreme Court case on is still unclear, but there's no question that cities and counties will have to make "individualized determinations" more often, bulletproof their nexus studies, and allow more appeals. 

A recent Superior Court ruling requires a developer to pause construction on a contentious warehouse project in San Bernardino County

Appellate court rules that bill exempting project from CEQA does not violate state constitution. Preservationists made the unsuccessful argument that the state cannot be trusted to implement the law constitutionally.

Director of Community Development 
City of Santa Monica, CA