Amid shifting shopping habits, a developer will transform the postmodern concrete fortress of Horton Plaza into a mixed-use technology campus to attract jobs to downtown San Diego.
The recent Vallco and Los Altos court decisions show that cities have to be very careful in handling SB 35 applications -- and can't rely on vague references to discretionary standards, as they have often done in the past.
Visual depictions of projects remain an issue -- though accessibility might actually be improved for some. Brown Act has been loosened for the duration of COVID-19.
California's iconic Joshua tree is a step closer to permanent protected status after securing a recommendation from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife >>read more
At least $500 million in state and federal funds is available to help get planning departments past the COVID-19 financial crisis. More is likely on the way.
Bill Fulton and Josh Stephens discuss this week's planning news, including effects of COVID19 pandemic on housing production and planning departments' budgets >>read more
