The New Urban Crisis provides a tidy, timely summary of the current urban problem, in all its enormity. >>read more

San Francisco’s Greenbelt Alliance released At Risk: The Bay Area Greenbelt, which found that 293,100 acres of farmland and natural spaces are eligible for development in the next few decades. >>read more

There's momentum in Sacramento, but not for comprehensive reform. >>read more

Chipotle is a place, more or less. But the loss of local restaurants is a problem for cities. >>read more

An audit of the City of Los Angeles’ affordably-priced housing program and density bonus program finds that they have been relatively ineffectual. >>read more

The Sierra Club, Cleveland National Forest Foundation, and Save Our Forest and Ranchlands filed a lawsuit in the San Diego Superior Court against San Diego County... >>read more

Several Los Angeles City Council members are proposing legislation to ban donations from real estate developers during and shortly after city reviews of their building projects. >>read more

Brown proposes major moves to increase housing production -- without more state money. >>read more

The California Department of Housing and Community Development released the 2025 Statewide Housing Assessment Public Draft, entitled "California’s Housing Future: Challenges and Opportunities." >>read more

Nasty as it sounds, Green Acres 'Farm' in Kern County is an apt symbol of the symbiosis between rural and urban areas. >>read more