CP&DR -

CP&DR News Briefs December 18, 2017: CEQA Study; Gas Tax Alternatives; S.F. Design Guidelines; and More

by Noemi Wyss on Dec 17, 2017

The Senate Environmental Quality Committee released a study examining how state transportation, parks, and other projects were handled under CEQA >>read more

Long Beach Plan Gets Sued

by Josh Stephens on Dec 11, 2017

Long Beach, wetlands

Planners thought strategy to protecting wetlands and promoting development was good enough -- but enviros thought otherwise. >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs December 11, 2017: Parking in S.F.; A's Stadium Opposition; Santa Rosa Housing; and More

by Noemi Wyss on Dec 10, 2017

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency approved, 5-0, "surge pricing" for every parking meter in the city starting in 2018 >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs December 4, 2017: L.A. Transit Projects; Palo Alto General Plan; Prop. 13 Ballot Measure, and More

by Noemi Wyss on Dec 4, 2017

At the urging of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, L.A. County Metro has assembled a list of its top 28 new transportation projects that must be completed in time for the 2028 Olympics. >>read more

Be Sure To Designate Your Preferred Alternative!

by William Fulton on Dec 3, 2017

CEQA, Lake Tahoe, Parks

State Parks EIR overturned because five alternatives were proposed -- but none designated as preferred. >>read more

CP&DR Vol. 32 No. 11 November 2017

by CP&DR Staff on Nov 29, 2017

Report

Download this month's issue of CP&DR in PDF form.

Click title to access download: CP&DR Vol. 32 No. 11 November 2017

CP&DR News Briefs November 27, 2017: Urban Greening Grants; Oakland Economic Development; State Green Buildings; and More

by Noemi Wyss on Nov 27, 2017

The California Natural Resources Agency announced the 39 winning green infrastructure projects through the state’s Urban Greening Program >>read more

A Tale of Two Storefronts

by Josh Stephens on Nov 25, 2017

Retail

Since today is Small Business Saturday, following the grotesque excess of “Black Friday”, I’m compelled to ponder the state of small businesses in the California landscape. >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs November 20, 2017: ULI Global Awards; Gnatcatcher Habitat; Irvine vs. Orange County; and More

by Noemi Wyss on Nov 20, 2017

Two California projects are among the 13 worldwide winners of the Urban Land Institute’s 2017-2018 Global Awards for Excellence. >>read more

Five Land Use Measures Appear on Local Ballots

by CP&DR Staff on Nov 13, 2017

Ballot Measures, Ballot-Box Planning, Elections, Rent Control, Urban Growth Boundaries

After the intensity of the last few election cycle — nationally and locally -- if ever there was an off-year election, November 7 was it. >>read more

Get Those Annual Progress Reports Ready

by William Fulton on Nov 13, 2017

Housing

New planning funding will depend on up-to-date general plan reports, HCD director says >>read more

YIMBYs in Westwood

by Josh Stephens on Nov 13, 2017

Los Angeles, NIMBY, UCLA , Westwood, YIMBY

Will UCLA students get their own Neighborhood Council? >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs November 13, 2017: Salton Sea Restoration Plan; City of Industry Land Purchase; S.F. Rent Control, and More

by Noemi Wyss on Nov 12, 2017

The State Water Resources Control Board approved a $383 million plan to slow the degredation of the Salton Sea in the next decade. >>read more

Legal Digest: Always Sue The Right Agency!

by William Fulton on Nov 6, 2017

ALUC, Conditional use permits, Marijuana

A property owner who claimed that the San Diego County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan resulted in a taking of property sued the wrong agencies, the Fourth District Court of Appeal has ruled. >>read more

Articles