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Will Exactions Survive?

by William Fulton on Oct 3, 2023

By taking a development fee case from El Dorado County, the U.S. Supreme Court may have the chance to narrow current limitations on exactions -- or get rid of them altogether.

CP&DR News Briefs October 3, 2023: S.D. Mileage Tax; Environmental Justice in Oakland; TOD Trends; and More

by Ella Morner-Ritt on Oct 3, 2023

The San Diego Association of Governments has committed to exclude a regional road user charge, or "mileage tax," from its 30-year planning documents

CP&DR Vol. 38 No. 9 September 2023 Report

by CP&DR Staff on Sep 28, 2023

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CP&DR News Briefs September 26, 2023: Environmental Justice; Federal Climate Grants; Homelessness Ballot Measure; and More

by Ella Morner-Ritt on Sep 26, 2023

The Attorney General's Office released comprehensive guidance for local governments to address environmental justice

2023 APA California Awards

by CP&DR Staff on Sep 24, 2023

American Planning Association, Awards

The California Chapter of the American Planning Association presented the following awards at its annual conference in Fresno last week

Mitigation Doesn't Have To Replace 1:1

by William Fulton on Sep 24, 2023

CEQA, Conservation Easements, Fanita Ranch, Gnatcatcher, Mitigation, Santee

In latest Fanita Ranch skirmish, appellate court says conservation easements and better land management are sufficient mitigation for lost gnatcatcher habitat.

Is California Forever Visionary or Just Public Relations?

by Josh Stephens on Sep 24, 2023

New Towns, New Urbanism, Solano County, Tech Industry

The proposed Solano County new town got more publicity than any planning story in recent memory -- despite being barely a proposal. But maybe California could learn a little from the visionary nature of the whole enterprise.

Is The Housing Law Frenzy Slowing Down?

by William Fulton on Sep 24, 2023

CEQA, Housing, Legislation, San Francisco

Some important bills passed this year. But unless the Legislature is willing to take on CEQA directly, there may not be a whole lot more to do on the land use front to encourage more housing production.

CP&DR News Briefs September 19, 2023: Coastal Act Fine; San Diego-Navy Land Deal; Climate Change & Wildfires; and More

by Ella Morner-Ritt on Sep 19, 2023

The Coastal Commission unanimously approved a significant settlement with San Diego's Paradise Point resort, addressing Coastal Act violations that hindered public access to city-owned waterfront

Airbnb Is Not Development

by William Fulton on Sep 18, 2023

Airbnb, Coastal

An appellate court strikes down the notion that an Airbnb unit requires a coastal development permit.

Developer CEQA Battle in Suburban Sacramento

by William Fulton on Sep 18, 2023

CEQA, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Sacramento

Tsakopoulos Challenges Competitor's EIR on Climate Change -- And Loses.

What the Legislature Did This Year

by William Fulton on Sep 17, 2023

ADUs, CEQA, Housing, Legislation, Parking

Lots more housing bills, nibbling around the edges on CEQA, and some more parking reforms.

CP&DR News Briefs September 12, 2023: Oakland Coliseum; Tribal Housing; L.A. Transfer Tax; and More

by Ella Morner-Ritt on Sep 12, 2023

The (likely) departing Oakland A’s turned down an offer from a local Black-owned development group to purchase their share of the Oakland Coliseum site