Passage of SB 450 means L.A. judge will look again at whether the lot-split law applies to charter cities. 

City backed off of appeal after judge ordered that a $14 million bond be posted. 

SB 158, which lifts the CEQA exemption for some projects, apparently applies only to one project in the entire state: a proposed eight-story apartment building behind the iconic Santa Barbara Mission.

A pair of measures passed in Sausalito and the more ambitious of two housing measures passed in Santa Cruz

Appellate court concludes city should not have exempted car wash, which could lead to more Benzene emissions near school playground

Proposed 2026 ballot measure would create two categories of projects: "essential projects" subject to tighter timelines and other projects subject to current law. 

The CP&DR Vol. 40 No. 10 October 2025 Report

This year's CEQA reform will put more pressure on cities and counties to bulletproof their housing element EIRs. But it also creates a much "cleaner" exemption for infill housing than was previously available. 

Proponents request for a second review of signatures for ballot is deemed a protected free speech activity and the judge granted an anti-SLAPP motion against the City of San Diego

The city has won two ballot measures to raise the height limit around its longtime sports arena. Now, for the second time, an appellate court has struck down the associated environmental analysis -- and the ballot measure.