AIDS Heathcare Foundation and Redondo Beach get nowhere in their argument that city councils can't override local ballot measures.

AHF attempted to increase affordable housing in a neighboring project by invoking the repealed redevelopment law. >>read more

Manhattan Beach tried to retrofit an old ordinance to cover short-term rentals without Coastal Commission approval. It didn't work. >>read more

An appellate court says yes -- if funding sources are available, even if it's unlikely that the landowner is willing to sell. >>read more

Plus: SB 743 strikes again in Pleasanton Costco case. >>read more

EIR didn't give enough detail on wildfire evacuation in latest chapter of 40-year development saga. >>read more

Appellate ruling may make it more difficult for CEQA practitioners to reconcile GHG analysis with state targets. >>read more

In an published ruling, an appellate court says the city's general plan encourages -- but does not require -- infill development. >>read more

Enviros' argument that sea-level rise should be considered in EIR also rejected by appellate court. >>read more

The Bankers Hill group tried to shoot down a 20-story apartment building by, essentially, ignoring recent changes in state housing law. They failed. >>read more