The Trump administration released plans to open more than five million acres of public and private land in California to fracking >>read more

The Trump Administration is suing the California State Water Resources Board for alleged failure to comply with California Environmental Quality Act  >>read more

Revamped SB 50 reduces obligations for small counties but adds a provision to allow mulitple units on single-family lots >>read more

Settling a court battle, downtown San Diego’s semi-independent planning agency, Civic San Diego, will lose much of its authority >>read more

More people have been added to the inland population since 2015 than to the coastal population. That's the first time that's ever happened. >>read more

Water influences urban planning only in the broadest sense. It doesn’t tell us where to build or in what configuration. But it determines how many of us can live here. The Colorado River is the biggest determinant of the all. >>read more

Their jurisdictions are different. But their problems are pretty similar -- especially on housing. >>read more