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What the CEQA Bills Will Do

by William Fulton on Jun 30, 2025

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed major infill housing reform with the budget, meaning the changes take place immediately. But on the non-residential side, it's still "Swiss-cheese CEQA," and there's no relief for greenfield proejcts.

How Will The State's New VMT Infill Housing Fees Work?

by William Fulton on Jul 5, 2025

CEQA, HCD, Infill Housing, LCI, OPR, VMT

The fact of the matter is that nobody quite knows. Will developers be required to pay into the state's new fund? Will regional VMT mitigation banks emerge? How do you measure the mitigation? It's on LCI -- formerly OPR -- to figure it all out.

CP&DR’s Quick-And-Dirty Guide to Everything the Legislature Did on Housing and CEQA

by William Fulton on Jul 5, 2025

CEQA, Coastal Commission, Housing Accountability Act, Housing Elements, Infill housing

From infill housing exemptions to streamlined approval under the Permit Streamlining Act to a reduced administrative record, here's what you need know about the Legislature's sweeping actions.

Position Available, City of Escondido, CA

by CP&DR Staff on Jul 3, 2025

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"Freedom Cities" Won't Liberate California

by Josh Stephens on Jul 3, 2025

Alameda, California Forever, Cities, MAGA

But the concept is a warning sign for cities to clean up their act, since urban dysfunction helped elect MAGA.

CP&DR News Briefs July 1, 2025: Berkeley Officially Ends Single-Family Zoning; SACOG Regional Plan; Sant Monica Mountains Rec Area; and More

by Ella Morner-Ritt and Jacob Madley on Jul 1, 2025

The Berkeley City Council unanimously adopted a landmark Middle Housing ordinance ending a century-old single-family zoning policy, allowing small apartment buildings across most of the city

Developers Can't Use "Upstream" Cap-And-Trade Allowances To Offset GHG Emissions

by William Fulton on Jun 28, 2025

Antelope Valley, Cap-and-Trade, CEQA, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Los Angeles County, Tejon Ranch

In a CEQA case involving a Tejon Ranch project in the Antelope Valley, an appellate court concluded that a land use project is not a "covered entity" under the cap-and-trade law the way an oil refinery is.

CP&DR Vol. 40 No. 6 June 2025 Report

by CP&DR Staff on Jun 26, 2025

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The CP&DR Vol. 40 No. 6 June 2025 Report

Budget Bill Would Expand CEQA Infill Exemption

by William Fulton on Jun 25, 2025

CEQA, Permit Streamlining Act

Bill would also create a shot clock for ministerial permits. Newsom has made these provisions a requirement to approve the budget.

CP&DR News Briefs June 24, 2025: Federal Land Sale; TIF for Fire Recovery; S.F. Planning Director Controversy; and More

by Ella Morner-Ritt and Jacob Madley on Jun 24, 2025

Senate Republicans have introduced a proposal for the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to sell up to to 3.3 million acres of federal land in 11 western states, including parcels near California landmarks

Judge Rules Against Citizen Group in Newport Beach Housing Case

by William Fulton on Jun 22, 2025

Ballot Measures, Housing Element, Newport Beach

Despite a vote requirement ordinance for major General Plan amendments, Housing Element did not have to be submitted to the voters.

CP&DR News Briefs June 17, 2025: Sacramento Soccer Stadium; Suisun City Annexation; Bakersfield vs. Bike Lanes; and More

by Ella Morner-Ritt and Jacob Madley on Jun 17, 2025

The Sacramento City Council approved key steps to advance a new, privately funded soccer stadium for Sacramento Republic FC in the downtown Railyards

Position Available, City of Del Rio, Texas

by CP&DR Staff on Jun 16, 2025