In a battle over $1.2 million in attorney's fees in a case involving eight townhomes, court says Housing Accountability Act does not dominate. But it's not clear how the case will turn out.
Los Angeles advocacy group Consumer Watchdog withdrew its Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights, which would have required insurers to offer coverage to homeowners who fireproof their homes following the withdrawal of a competing industry measure
Journalists recently gathered in Cambridge, Mass., to learn about and discuss the nation's land use trends. California featured prominently, for better or worse.
In La Habra, the City Council delegated final approval of the housing element -- after negotiations with HCD -- to the city manager and didn't hold a final public hearing. An appellate court says that's fine.
The city's famous 1986 initiative required developers to prove that they could provide infrastructure according to city standards. But, as it turns out, the initiative didn't set the standards.
Los Angeles will expand its adaptive reuse policy, allowing office and commercial buildings to be converted into housing citywide, per a unanimous vote of the City Council
A program to educate California planners about wildfires and firefighters about planning won a 2025 American Planning Association National Planning Award
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 7-4 to adopt the Family Zoning Plan, which will allow taller and more dense buildings particularly in the residential north and west sides of the city
