The experience with both the builder's remedy and SB 9 suggest that we may have too many laws going in too many different directions at the moment.

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New public transit lines, extensions, and major upgrades have been opening up all over California lately. CP&DR reviews the impacts of these transformative, and not-so-transformative, projects.

Reversing lower court, appellate panel rules that San Francisco erred in saying high school stadium lights can be exempted from CEQA.

Short-term rental ordinance in Pacific Grove doesn't infringe on vested rights; Petaluma apartment building EIR upheld.

But measures calling for increased housing development potential met decidedly mixed results.

Judge rules that University of California acted properly under CEQA in approving project on "East Meadow" site. Citizen group's expert real estate analysis was not sufficient to combat the decision.

The Builder's Remedy could help transform a moribund power station into over 2,200 oceanside units.

An indequate EIR in Lincoln and a code enforcement officer chased through the city streets in Chino.

Shuttered state-run hospital could provide hundreds of units of housing in Sonoma County -- if a deal can be reached to maintain access to surrounding parklands.