An unpublished appellate ruling upholding a preliminary injunction in Lake Arrowhead suggests that private entities must define short-term rentals precisely and can't rely on government definitions.
San Jose, aiming to regain control over housing development, has rejected builder's remedy applications filed after June 20, sparking potential legal conflicts over several large residential projects
Brightline West, the high speed rail line from the Inland Empire to Las Vegas, may be operational by 2027 -- long before the state high speed rail system. Cities along the line are eager to capitalize on this potential transportation revolution.
You'd think the ADU wars would be over. But in recent court decisions, Malibu lost an attempt to subject an ADU to a coastal development permit, while Coronado succeeded in limiting the combined size of an ADU and the adjacent house.
Whether it's something as big as the State Water Project or as small as tree stumps in Los Angeles, environmentalists aren't winning CEQA cases at the appellate level.
California Forever, the development group funded by tech billionaires with plans to build a new city in Solano County, submitted a ballot initiative seeking an exemption from the county's Orderly Growth ordinance
California has always had a lot of planners. But now cities and other agencies are having trouble filling positions for an increasingly stressful and busy job. It's partly because of housing prices -- but there are other reasons too.
