A CEQA case from Yolo County forces an EIR, while an unpublished case from San Benito County says a developer owes fees. >>read more

Tustin residents are trying to kill a 16-pump Costco gas station by challenging the CEQA infill exemption the city used. So far they've gotten nowhere. >>read more

Judge shifts gears and rules against city in Housing Accountability Act case in light of San Mateo ruling. >>read more

In case from Los Angeles, appellate court says burden of proof for feasibility in the case of density bonus concessions and waivers lies with the city, not with the developer. >>read more

Reversing lower court, First District rules San Mateo's "stepback" requirement was not specific enough and required discretion to apply. >>read more

Latest decision in long-running Encinitas housing element battle is sure to be appealed. >>read more

In ruling on San Gabriel Mountains case, justice says repeatedly: “It is not the project’s ‘impacts on parking’ that matter; it is the impact of the project’s reduced parking on the environment that matters.” >>read more

Additional incentives on two Westside projects don't exceed Planning Department's power under Measure JJJ. >>read more

The high court's ruling appears to clear the way for construction of a 260-unit apartment building in the Spengler's parking lot in Berkeley. >>read more

In ruling about new building, trial judge says UC can't "analyze an increase in student enrollment without admitting that increasing student enrollment is a project subject to review." >>read more