What 100 Housing Laws (and Counting) Have Accomplished

by Josh Stephens on Jun 5, 2023

UC Berkeley Terner Center Director Ben Metcalf discusses the center's analysis the efficacy of recently adopted housing laws. It's a mixed review.

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CP&DR News Briefs June 6, 2023: L.A. County Congestion Pricing; Insurance in Wildfire Zones; La Jolla Cityhood; and More
CP&DR News Briefs June 6, 2023: L.A. County Congestion Pricing; Insurance in Wildfire Zones; La Jolla Cityhood; and More

by Ella Morner-Ritt on Jun 6, 2023

Los Angeles County Metro is pursuing a feasibility study on traffic congestion with a draft of a congestion pricing scheme to manage traffic in some of the region's most congested areas. 

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Positions Available, UC Berkeley
Positions Available, UC Berkeley

by CP&DR Staff on Jun 5, 2023

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Three Positions Available, UC Berkeley:

Faculty Position: Visiting Professor in Regional Planning, Robert S. Cornish Chair
The Raymond Lifchez Professor of Practice in Social Justice
Faculty Position: Visiting Professor in Real Estate and Urban Planning, Theodore B. and Doris Shoong Lee Chair

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CP&DR News Briefs May 30, 2023: Infrastructure Package; Santa Ana Housing; Redlands Warehouse Moratorium; and More
CP&DR News Briefs May 30, 2023: Infrastructure Package; Santa Ana Housing; Redlands Warehouse Moratorium; and More

by Ella Morner-Ritt on May 30, 2023

The Senate Budget Committee voted, 3-0, to recommend shelving Gov. Newsom's highly publicized package of bills designed to promote development of climate-friendly infrastructure. 

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Supreme Court Wetlands Ruling May Have Limited Impact in California
Supreme Court Wetlands Ruling May Have Limited Impact in California

by William Fulton on May 29, 2023

Clean Water Act, Supreme Court, wetlands

State's water quality law will likely continue to protect wetlands in an expansive way. 

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Compensatory Mitigation Doesn't Apply to San Jose Historic Building
Compensatory Mitigation Doesn't Apply to San Jose Historic Building

by William Fulton on May 29, 2023

Brutalist Architecture, CEQA, Cesar Pelli, Mitigation, Redevelopment, San Jose

One-for-one mitigation may work for agricultural land or biological resources. But a court has found that it won't work for "The Sphinx" -- a unique and now-demolished brutalist building in downtown San Jose designed by the famous architect Cesar Pelli.

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CP&DR Vol. 38 No. 5 May 2023
CP&DR Vol. 38 No. 5 May 2023

by CP&DR Staff on May 25, 2023

Report

Download this month's issue of CP&DR in PDF form.

Click title to access download: CP&DR Vol. 38 No. 5 May 2023

Non subscribers may purchase the report by: clicking here

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Los Angeles Bus Shelter Generates More Light than Heat
Los Angeles Bus Shelter Generates More Light than Heat

by Josh Stephens on May 24, 2023

Design, Los Angeles, Public Realm, Public Transit

The widely ridiculed "La Sombrita" bus shelter in Los Angeles provides a warning for planners and designers about the dangers of over-promising and under-delivering.

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CP&DR News Briefs May 23, 2023: Redondo Beach Builders Remedy; Newsom's Climate Package; Reparations and Land Use; and More
CP&DR News Briefs May 23, 2023: Redondo Beach Builders Remedy; Newsom's Climate Package; Reparations and Land Use; and More

by Ella Morner-Ritt on May 23, 2023

The Redondo Beach City Council unanimously voted to block the development project of a power plant which included 2,700 residential units.

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Cal Supremes Take Berkeley "Noisy Students" CEQA Case
Cal Supremes Take Berkeley "Noisy Students" CEQA Case

by William Fulton on May 22, 2023

Berkeley, CEQA

But Berkeley neighbors lose two other cases in the appellate court -- one dealing with student enrollment levels and the other dealing with a different aspect of the People's Park development.

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The Best Parking Book Since Donald Shoup
The Best Parking Book Since Donald Shoup

by Josh Stephens on May 19, 2023

Donald Shoup, Henry Grabar, Los Angeles, Parking

Henry Grabar's breezy Paved Paradise is must reading for planners -- especially in California.

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Position Available, Corte Madera, CA
Position Available, Corte Madera, CA

by CP&DR Staff on May 18, 2023

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Community Development Director
Town of Corte Madera, CA

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CP&DR News Briefs May 16, 2023: Federal Parking Bill; SB 330 Violators; Anti-Housing Lawsuit in Marin Co.; and More
CP&DR News Briefs May 16, 2023: Federal Parking Bill; SB 330 Violators; Anti-Housing Lawsuit in Marin Co.; and More

by Ella Morner-Ritt on May 16, 2023

Congressman and former Long Beach Mayor Rob Garcia announced a new federal bill proposing banning minimum requirements for parking near public transportation hubs.

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