CP&DR - Articles

Fresno To Get Half Of New SGC Program's Funds

by Josh Stephens on Mar 20, 2017

CalEnviroScreen, Fresno, Los Angeles, Strategic Growth Council, Transformative Climate Communities

Transformative Climate Communities targets disadvantaged places -- L.A. will get one-quarter of the pot. >>read more

Bills Seek to Streamline Approvals, Tighten Up Housing Element Lists

by William Fulton on Mar 12, 2017

Affordable Housing, Housing, Housing Elements, Inclusionary Housing, Moreno Valley, Tuolomne Tactic

In the wake of last year's "by-right" failure, housing advocates make a major push in Sacramento -- with more than 100 bills in play. >>read more

State May Step In To Fair Housing Debate

by William Fulton on Mar 12, 2017

Affordable Housing, Fair Housing, HCD, Housing

Santiago bill would backstop federal rule that Trump Administration is likely to dump. >>read more

Ballot Measure Roundup: A Quiet Election Day in California

by Josh Stephens on Mar 9, 2017

Ballot Measures, Elections

There were more measures on local ballots in Los Angeles County than there were in the rest of the state combined. >>read more

L.A. Voters Reject Slow-Growth Measure

by Josh Stephens on Mar 8, 2017

AIDS Healthcare, Ballot Measures, Los Angeles, Measure S

Voters in the City of Los Angeles resoundingly rejected a ballot measure that would have radically reshaped the city’s approach to planning and influenced the city’s urban fabric for generations. >>read more

Trump Order Reframes Wetlands Regulation

by William Fulton on Mar 6, 2017

EPA, Kennedy, Scalia, Trump, Waters of the United States, Wetlands

His WOTUS executive order instructs federal agencies to ignore Kennedy's deciding vote on wetlands regulation. >>read more

Coalitions Square Off Over Los Angeles Anti-Growth Measure

by Josh Stephens on Feb 28, 2017

Ballot box zoning, Ballot initiatives, Los Angeles

Will anti-growth forces upend the Los Angeles growth status quo with Measure S? >>read more

San Diego Community Plans at Odds with General Plan, Climate Plan

by Andrew Keatts on Jan 31, 2017

Climate Action Plans, General Plans, San Diego

San Diego's Climate Action Plan has received national praise. But community plans aren't following suit with more density. >>read more

Dispute over Gas Station Erupts into Legal Battle in Sacramento

by Josh Stephens on Jan 3, 2017

CEQA, Infill, Sacramento

Affluent Curtis Park residents thought they were getting a mixed-use infill project. >>read more

Urban Laboratories of Democracy

by William Fulton on Nov 10, 2016

Cities, Trump

Manhattanite Trump's election sent an anti-urban message. But cities and inner suburbs can be the new laboratories of democracy. >>read more

Calexit in Reverse

by Josh Stephens on Nov 10, 2016

Ballot Measures, Calexit, Housing, Trump

Instead of thinking about secession, let's think about the opposite: Showing Americans what California does best and bring them along with us. >>read more

Some Tidbits From Cal APA

by William Fulton on Oct 24, 2016

Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Medical Marijuana, Pasadena, SB 743

The annual state planners' conference -- being held right now in Pasadena -- appears to be bigger than ever. >>read more

Massive Development Sparks Border War between San Jose, Santa Clara

by Josh Stephens on Oct 10, 2016

CEQA, Housing, San Jose, Santa Clara, Silicon Valley

Is San Jose again bearing Silicon Valley's housing burden? >>read more

SGC Staff Proposes Funding $289 Million in Projects

by William Fulton on Oct 4, 2016

Affordable Housing, Strategic Growth Council, Transit-Oriented Development

Almost $100 goes to Bay Area, $76 million to SCAG >>read more