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A coalition of civil rights groups is suing the Air Resources Board, claiming its 2017 greenhouse gas reduction Scoping Plan will impede development of housing >>read more

Updated: Land Use Ballot Measure Results: June 5, 2018

by CP&DR Staff on May 24, 2018

Ballot Measures

Voters in a dozen or so cities and counties will decide on 15 land use measures June 5, with a fairly typical array of questions. >>read more

Sober Living Facilities Raise Zoning Concerns

by Josh Stephens on May 22, 2018

Housing, Orange County, Sober Living

Profileration of facilities in residential neighborhoods create clash with cities, especially in Orange County. >>read more

Amid Raging Public Debates, Weiner Injects More Nuance into SB 827

by Josh Stephens on Apr 11, 2018

Housing, SB 827, Wiener

More affordable housing requirements, a lower height requirement, and more. >>read more

Developer Pressures Berkeley With SB 35

by Morris Newman on Apr 8, 2018

Berkeley, Housing, SB 35

Apartment building gets fast-tracked as a result. >>read more

Will Silicon Valley Be Ground Zero For SB 35?

by Josh Stephens on Apr 8, 2018

Cupertino, Housing, SB 35, Vallco Mall

Old Vallco Shopping Center in Cupertino may show the way on how to use the controversial new law. >>read more

California Cities, Counties Grapple With Cannabis

by Josh Stephens on Apr 2, 2018

Cannabis, Marijuana, Oakland, Orange County, San Francisco

More than 100 jurisdictions are thought to be crafting regulations for all aspects of the industry >>read more

Long Beach Passes Scaled-Down Land Use Element

by Josh Stephens on Mar 20, 2018

Density, General Plan, Housing , Long Beach

Action comes after brawl between city and anti-growth groups. >>read more

Vacancies In The Midst of a Housing Shortage

by Josh Stephens on Feb 11, 2018

Downtown, Housing, Los Angeles

One downtown L.A. developer is having trouble finding tenants for his new project. Is this proof that the market needs to work -- or that it can't work no matter what? >>read more