Is CEQA Required For Every Step Toward Approval?

by William Fulton on Dec 6, 2025

In a case from Dublin, a local judge seems to think so -- even for a ballot meausre.

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CP&DR Vol. 40 No. 12 December 2025 Report
CP&DR Vol. 40 No. 12 December 2025 Report

by CP&DR Staff on Dec 23, 2025

Report

The CP&DR Vol. 40 No. 12 December 2025 Report

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CP&DR News Briefs December 23, 2025: Insurance Ballot Measure; Federal Housing Legislation; High Speed Rail to Anaheim; and More
CP&DR News Briefs December 23, 2025: Insurance Ballot Measure; Federal Housing Legislation; High Speed Rail to Anaheim; and More

by Emily Glennon and Jacob Madley on Dec 23, 2025

Los Angeles advocacy group Consumer Watchdog withdrew its Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights, which would have required insurers to offer coverage to homeowners who fireproof their homes following the withdrawal of a competing industry measure

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Fresno City Council Defers Vote on Major Expansion 
Fresno City Council Defers Vote on Major Expansion 

by Josh Stephens on Dec 22, 2025

Annexation, Fresno

City Council declines to approve 9,000-acre SEDA expansion. Mayor Dwyer proposes pared-down first phase. 

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Position Available, County of Ventura, Ventura CA
Position Available, County of Ventura, Ventura CA

by CP&DR Staff on Dec 22, 2025

Job Ad

Planning Manager I/II
County of Ventura, Ventura CA 

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California, As Ever, Leads National Trends 
California, As Ever, Leads National Trends 

by Josh Stephens on Dec 21, 2025

Finance, Housing, Land Use

Journalists recently gathered in Cambridge, Mass., to learn about and discuss the nation's land use trends. California featured prominently, for better or worse.

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City Can Delegate Final Housing Element Approval To Manager
City Can Delegate Final Housing Element Approval To Manager

by William Fulton on Dec 21, 2025

Housing, Housing Element, La Habra

In La Habra, the City Council delegated final approval of the housing element -- after negotiations with HCD -- to the city manager and didn't hold a final public hearing. An appellate court says that's fine.

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Slow-Growthers Fail To Stop Changes In Carlsbad Growth Management Law
Slow-Growthers Fail To Stop Changes In Carlsbad Growth Management Law

by William Fulton on Dec 21, 2025

Carlsbad, Growth Management, Open Space, Parks, Traffic

The city's famous 1986 initiative required developers to prove that they could provide infrastructure according to city standards. But, as it turns out, the initiative didn't set the standards. 

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Inland Areas Lead State's Population Growth
Inland Areas Lead State's Population Growth

by CP&DR Staff on Dec 21, 2025

Housing, Population, Riverside County, San Diego

But San Diego is a surprise, with significant population increase -- especially in the City of San Diego

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CP&DR News Briefs December 16, 2025: L.A. Adaptive Reuse; SB 9 & Fire Recovery; Suit Against S.F. Upzoning; and More
CP&DR News Briefs December 16, 2025: L.A. Adaptive Reuse; SB 9 & Fire Recovery; Suit Against S.F. Upzoning; and More

by Emily Glennon and Jacob Madley on Dec 16, 2025

Los Angeles will expand its adaptive reuse policy, allowing office and commercial buildings to be converted into housing citywide, per a unanimous vote of the City Council

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Is Sacramento Ready For True CEQA Reform?
Is Sacramento Ready For True CEQA Reform?

by William Fulton on Dec 13, 2025

Ben Allen, Buffy Wicks, CEQA, Housing, Initiatives, Wildfire

Environmentalists, developers, business interests, and many others are jockeying for position -- but will the result be just more incremental change? 

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Cal Supremes Won't Take Huntington Beach Housing Case
Cal Supremes Won't Take Huntington Beach Housing Case

by William Fulton on Dec 13, 2025

California Supreme Court, Charter Cities, Housing, Housing Element, Huntington Beach

Although an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is still possible, the reluctant city might finally have to adopt a housing element.

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Wildfire Education Program for Planners & Firefighters Wins National APA Award 
Wildfire Education Program for Planners & Firefighters Wins National APA Award 

by Josh Stephens on Dec 10, 2025

American Planning Association, Awards, Cal Fire, Wildfires

A program to educate California planners about wildfires and firefighters about planning won a 2025 American Planning Association National Planning Award

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