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Legal Settlement Enables St. Helena to Embrace Density in General Plan

by Uzo Ehi on Jun 3, 2019

General Plans, St. Helena, Wine Country

Battle over eight-unit apartment building yields to adoption of St. Helena General Plan update >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs June 4, 2019: Tejon Ranch Lawsuit; Google Funds Diridon Station Planning; Copper Bluff Superfund Site; and More

by Brett Simpson on Jun 2, 2019

Environmental groups are suing the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for approving the controversial 12,000-acre Centennial Tejon Ranch development >>read more

CP&DR Vol. 34 No. 5 May 2019

by CP&DR Staff on May 29, 2019

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CP&DR News Briefs May 28, 2019: High Speed Rail Sues Feds; BLM Expands Drilling; Horton Plaza Repurposing; and More

by Brett Simpson on May 27, 2019

The California High Speed Rail Authority is suing the U.S. Department of Transportation over its decision to pull a $929 million grant. >>read more

Tahoe Uses Big Data To Tackle Transportation Problems

by Brett Simpson on May 26, 2019

Big Data, Lake Tahoe, Stantec, Transportation

Guess what? Congestion is way worse than previous estimates suggested. But Big Data may help find the solutions too. >>read more

Will Slow Population Growth Help Housing Affordability?

by William Fulton on May 26, 2019

Housing, Los Angeles County, Population, Riverside County, San Francisco

Population growth has fallen off a cliff, while housing production is steady. But housing prices are still through the roof. >>read more

Alameda Loses Impact Fee Battle

by William Fulton on May 26, 2019

Alameda, Base Closure, Impact Fees, Park Fees

City can't count cost of aquiring land it already obtained for free from the Navy. >>read more

Huntington Park Loses Charter School Zoning Fight

by William Fulton on May 20, 2019

Charter Schools, Conditional Use Permits, Huntington Park, Moratorium

Appellate court rules that "inquiries" are not enough to meet threshold to impose a moratorium. >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs May 21, 2019: Vallco Mall; RHNA Study; $9B Levi's Stadium Development; and More

by Brett Simpson on May 19, 2019

The Cupertino City Council tossed an alternative plan for a massive mixed-use project at the Vallco Shopping Mall property, effectively green-lighting a previously proposed plan at the site >>read more

Chronicling the Life and Death of SB 50

by Josh Stephens on May 17, 2019

Housing , SB 50, SB 827, Scott Wiener

CP&DR has followed Wiener’s campaign to marry housing and transit from the start >>read more

Committee Chair Refuses to Hold Vote on Housing Bill SB 50

by Josh Stephens on May 16, 2019

The polarizing Senate Bill 50, which would have increased densities in many urban areas, is put on hold until 2020 >>read more

Sometimes Civic Ambition Should Aim Lower

by Josh Stephens on May 14, 2019

Downtowns, San Jose, Sprawl

A proposed monumental tower in San Jose would take urbanism in the wrong direction >>read more

Newsom Proposes Shift of Housing Funds

by William Fulton on May 13, 2019

Budget, Cities, Encinitas, Housing, Infill Infrastructure Grants, Newsom

Revised budget would focus on Infill Infrastructure Grant program rather than rewarding cities for meeting housing production goals. >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs May 14, 2019: Sacramento Waterfront; Opportunity Zones; SACOG SCS Update; and More

by Brett Simpson on May 12, 2019

The Sacramento City Council unanimously approved Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s proposal for a $47 million revamp of the city’s historic waterfront >>read more

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