A coalition of residents on the California side of Lake Tahoe area filed a lawsuit to block recently-approved modifications to a development plan allowing for increased affordable housing

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San Francisco has missed a deadline set by the California Department of Housing and Community Development for adoption of its housing element

A property owner who built without a permit claimed the Coastal Commission didn't review the project with objective standards. An appellate court said subjective standards are embedded in the law -- especially with regard to views. 

One Vancouver-based professor says no. But there's evidence that keeping densities low helps either.

The San Diego City Council rejected Mayor Todd Gloria's Housing Action Package 2.0, initially perceived as uncontroversial

The Surf City claimed that its 14th Amendment rights were violated by the RHNA process -- and claimed it could sue because it is a charter city and not a "subdivision of the state". A federal judge disagreed. 

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has issued Executive Directive 7, which aims to reassess the city's site plan review process for market-rate housing developments with 50 or more net new units

Mining interests challenged Ventura County's new ordinance. But an appellate court said projects subject to CEQA exemptions 7 and 8 don't have to protect the entire environment, only specific natural resources. 

The City of Fresno is on the verge of approving a 45,000-home, 9,000-acre development area that is equal parts smart growth and sprawl

Eight builder's remedy projects in San Jose are downsizing because of the market. Can the city allow the projects to go forward and still meet its RHNA targets? 

City offers density bonuses and concessions beyond state law to encourage new housing in strip mall. But many landowners are not interested.