In Dana Point case, appellate court rules that three residences housing people involved in a drug treatment program are not exempt from the municipal code.
What's in the future: A lot of talk about low-VMT and high-VMT zones, renewed discussion of TDM, maybe some VMT banks -- and, yes, still a lot of LOS analysis, just not under CEQA.
Leading planners and developers give tips on how to help housing developers move their projects forward. One important idea: Don't become clamshells during contentious public hearings.
The San Diego City Council adopted a new 30-year community plan that rezones the entire region and allows for more housing and commercial development near transit.
Santa Barbara's charms, and challenges, will be on full display this week at the conference of the American Planning Association's California chapter, says Community Development Director George Buell >>read more
A Los Angeles anti-development group filed a petition in Los Angeles Supreme Court targeting the city’s aims to increase affordable housing and density near transit >>read more
Maybe if we made our neighborhoods more walkable and livable, we wouldn't want to increase our carbon footprint by flying to Europe all the time. >>read more
Berryessa Station area just northeast of Downtown San Jose is currently home to a flea market, but single ownership makes master-planning possible. >>read more
After two years of buying property around downtown San Jose, tech giant Google unveiled the first details of its downtown revitalization plan. >>read more
