CP&DR - Articles

Cities, Housing Advocates Take Different Approaches to Housing Crisis

by Josh Stephens on Jun 26, 2017

Affordable Housing, California Environmental Quality Act, Housing, Legislation

Cities support bill to streamline environmental review on plans, while advocates want state override of local decisions. >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs May 29, 2017: Caltrain Electrification Reprieve; Los Angeles Bus Overhaul; Housing Shortage; and More

by CP&DR Staff on May 29, 2017

The FTA abruptly reversed course last week to approve a $647 million grant to electrify Caltrain tracks. >>read more

Cathedral City Sees Good Bet In Casino

by Josh Stephens on May 22, 2017

Cathedral City, redevelopment, tribal gaming

Struggling "downtown" district could be revived with tribal facility. >>read more

Hemet Downtown Plan Taps into History, Mobility

by Josh Stephens on Apr 26, 2017

Downtown Plans, Hemet, Inland Empire, Specific Plans

Hemet's new downtown plan follows the city’s 2012 general plan, which calls for "mixed use higher intensity environments that offer opportunities for people to live, work and shop within a compact area.” >>read more

Master Planned Communities Underway in California

by Josh Stephens on Apr 17, 2017

Master Planned Communities

The following is a selection of the largest master planed communities currently underway in California. See accompanying story, Post-Recession, Master Planned Communities Come Back to Life. >>read more

Post-Recession, Master Planned Communities Come Back to Life

by Josh Stephens on Apr 17, 2017

Greenfield Development, Master-Planned Communities, SB 375, Suburban Growth

With the California economy booming, large-scale master planned communities are back -- but for now long? >>read more

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