For all their popularity, setbacks have no basis in engineering or architecture. They are simply regulatory whims. >>read more

The Strategic Growth Council Sustainable Communities Planning Grants & Incentives Best Practices Pilot Program awarded $250,000 in Proposition 84 monies to six projects statewide. >>read more

According to a new State Population Report from the Department of Finance, California grew by 0.85 percent or 335,000 people in 2016. >> read more

The experiences of both Rebuild LA and the CRA suggest that the social and economic problems are too deep to respond to real estate solutions by themselves. Physical planning can provide improvements in mobility and housing. The fundamental problem remains economic. >> read more

The American Planning Association announced its 12 National Planning Achievement Awards for 2017 in advance of its national conference in New York City. >>read more

Southern California is facing a major die-off of trees throughout parks, campuses and yards in both urban and rural areas, according to data from the U.S. Forest Service. >>read more

The Measure S campaign demonized developers at every turn. Good planning, and good development, requires a more sober attitude. >>read more