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Bills To Allow Housing In Commercial Zones Dead For This Year

by William Fulton on Aug 17, 2020

After messy hearing in the Assembly Local Government Committee, other bills in the Senate housing package move forward as legislature faces month-end deadline.

Sexism and the City

by Josh Stephens on Aug 13, 2020

Book Reviews, Feminism, Gender, Gentrification, Safety

Leslie Kern's new book Feminist City will likely ring familiar with women planners -- and provide male planners crucial insights for making cities more welcoming and equitable for everyone.

CP&DR News Briefs August 11, 2020: Caltrain Rescue; L.A. Council Intrigue; Freight Mobility Plan; and More

by Robin Glover on Aug 11, 2020

Officials have reached a deal to throw Caltrain a lifeline amid plunging ridership. >>read more

The Missing Middle Is Real

by William Fulton on Aug 9, 2020

HCD, Housing, RHNA

New HCD data shows California knows how to build for the top of the market -- and nobody else.

Q&A: SCAG President Rex Richardson Calls for Antiracist Regional Planning

by Josh Stephens on Aug 5, 2020

Black Lives Matter, Equity, Housing, Racism, Regional Planning, SCAG

Social justice will be a major part of SCAG's agenda this year under new Regional Council President Rex Richardson, of Long Beach.

Podcast: What's It Like To Be A Black Planner In California?

by CP&DR Staff on Aug 4, 2020

Black Lives Matter, Planning Profession, Race

Bill Fulton and Josh Stephens host a roundtable of Black planners from around the state. >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs August 4, 2020: Flood Risk; Housing Crisis & Planning; San Diego Housing Bond; and More

by Robin Glover on Aug 3, 2020

A study estimates 1.1 million properties are at risk, and another 150,000 properties will join them in the next 30 years >>read more

Revised SB 35 Guidelines Near Completion

by William Fulton on Aug 2, 2020

HCD, Housing, SB 35

Only 29 jurisdictions statewide are completely exempt from the new law -- including several small affluent cities.

L.A. Must Surrender Proposed "Highland Park City Hall"

by Wiliam Fulton on Aug 1, 2020

Eminent Domain, Highland Park, Historic Preservation, Los Angeles

City did nothing with historic bank building for 10 years -- except rent it out for filming.

CP&DR Vol. 35 No. 7 July 2020

by CP&DR Staff on Jul 30, 2020

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Position Available, City of San Mateo, CA

by CP&DR Staff on Jul 28, 2020

Job Ad

Planning Manager, San Mateo, CA >>read more

Position Available, Southern California Association of Governments

by CP&DR Staff on Jul 27, 2020

Job Ad

Southern California Association of Governments, Deputy Director – Special Initiatives (Planning and Economic Recovery) >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs July 28, 2020: Plan Bay Area; Caltrain in Peril; Clean Water Act; and More

by Robin Glover on Jul 27, 2020

Plan Bay Area envisions 400,000 permanently affordable units by 2050. >>read more

San Francisco Sets Aside Rancor to Support Housing at Potrero Power Station

by Robin Glover on Jul 24, 2020

Housing, Redevelopment, San Francisco

Stakeholders in San Francisco's industrial Dogpatch neighborhood welcome mixed-use, 2,400-unit redevelopment of former gas-fired power station.

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