Oil Companies File CEQA Lawsuits Against L.A. Drilling Ban

by William Fulton on Jan 23, 2023

Drillers claim city should have done a full environmental impact report and misinterpreted CEQA guidance on mineral resources.   >>read more


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State Rewards Housing-Friendly Cities with "Prohousing" Designation

(in: Articles)
by Josh Stephens on Jan 30, 2023 HCD, Housing, Prohousing

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Legal Brief: Ventura Fill Excavation Case Published

(in: Legal Digest)
by William Fulton on Jan 30, 2023 Eminent Domain, Housing, Ventura

Court found that developer had not pursued all administrative remedies before suing. >>read more
 

Important Livermore Housing Ruling Published

(in: Legal Digest)
by William Fulton on Jan 30, 2023 CEQA, Housing, Housing Accountability Act, Livermore, Specific Plans

Among other things, the appellate ruling found that Livermore's design standards are not objective and therefore cannot be used to deny an affordable housing project. >>read more
 

CP&DR Vol. 38 No. 1 January 2023

(in: Reports)
by CP&DR Staff on Jan 26, 2023 Report

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Position Available, County of Santa Cruz, CA

(in: Job Announcement)
by CP&DR Staff on Jan 25, 2023 Job Ad

Position Available,
Planner IV
County of Santa Cruz, CA >>read more
 

Court Still Down in the Weeds on Visual Impact of New Capitol Structure

(in: Legal Digest)
by William Fulton on Jan 24, 2023 Aesthetics, Capitol, CEQA

But appellate justices say state was correct that aesthetics is a subjective matter and not inherently a significant impact. >>read more
 

CP&DR News Briefs January 24, 2023: Downtown S.F.; Mono Lake; Las Vegas High-Speed Rail; and More

(in: News Briefs)
by Ella Morner-Ritt and Tatum Troutt on Jan 24, 2023

Downtown San Francisco has the slowest COVID-19 recovery of 61 cities in North America studied by the University of Toronto. >>read more
 

New Los Angeles Mayor Picks Unnecessary Fights over "Luxury" Housing

(in: Blogs)
by Josh Stephens on Jan 23, 2023 Housing, Los Angeles, RHNA

Newly elected Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has a housing crisis on her hands. She's already alienating many of the allies she might need to solve it. >>read more
 

Position Available, Strategic Economics

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by CP&DR Staff on Jan 18, 2023 Job Ads

Position Available,
Senior Associate
Strategic Economics >>read more
 

CP&DR News Briefs January 17, 2023: GHG Scoping Plan; L.A., Long Beach Housing; Sunnyvale Housing; and More

(in: News Briefs)
by Tatum Troutt & CP&DR Staff on Jan 17, 2023

The Legislative Analyst’s Office's review of the California Air Resources Board’s updated Scoping Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions reveals that the plan does not provide enough specific policies or guidelines to achieve 2030 targets.  >>read more
 
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