How California's Planning System Is Changing -- Or Not

Senior Planner - The City of Mill Valley, CA >>read more

Regional Conservation Director - Riverside County Transportation Commission >>read more

Transportation bond fails in San Francisco, while Santa Cruz voters apparently favor rails over trails. Meanwhile, Chino voters approved a housing element update. >>read more

In a case from San Diego, an appellate court reaffirms a 13-year old ruling that says the legislature has barred RHNA allocation lawsuits by COG members. >>read more

The Department of Housing and Community Development approved a San Diego affordable housing developer's plan to construct a structure that would extend far beyond the city's 30-foot coastal height limit. >>read more

Redevelopment of a moribund 1970s mall anticipates a new planning paradigm in Inland Empire city of Redlands. >>read more

Angels Stadium in Anaheim could have become Orange County's most impressive infill redevelopment. If not for corruption, contentiousness, and the Surplus Land Act. >>read more

The Berkeley City Council voted to approve the construction of several seven-story buildings with a total of 2,400 units at North Berkeley and Ashby BART stations. >>read more

Generally speaking, however, 2022 is a legislative year of incremental change not sweeping reform. >>read more

San Francisco's plan to bring housing units, commercial development, and green spaces to the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard space fails to consider the potential impact of hazardous chemicals at the site, according to a new grand jury report.  >>read more