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But in a mixed bag of ballot measures on the March ballot, Santa Cruz shot down a slow-growth policy in the downtown, while Chico defeated two ballot measures that would have permitted a new development, and Mountain House voters OK'd cityhood.

A major project near Honda Arena and the ARTIC transit center in Anaheim is in the works, while another is planned for Santa Ana.

Two pending bills would limit the ability to build large warehouses near residences, schools, health-care facilities, and other "sensitive receptors".

California has always had a lot of planners. But now cities and other agencies are having trouble filling positions for an increasingly stressful and busy job. It's partly because of housing prices -- but there are other reasons too.

The Regional Early Action Program has funded a lot of local planning for housing. But half of the REAP 2.0 money is being recalled.

Our review of CP&DR's most-read stories show that housing again dominated the news -- including builder's remedy, new legislation, and L.A.'s Measure ULA.

The City of Fresno is on the verge of approving a 45,000-home, 9,000-acre development area that is equal parts smart growth and sprawl

Eight builder's remedy projects in San Jose are downsizing because of the market. Can the city allow the projects to go forward and still meet its RHNA targets? 

City offers density bonuses and concessions beyond state law to encourage new housing in strip mall. But many landowners are not interested.

Naval housing units will be included for the first time, but more negotiation with HCD seems likely.

Governor agrees to SB 4, SB 423, and various CEQA and density bonus reforms without vetoing any bills. He also signed the "CEQA stall" bill.

But governor has not yet acted on most land use and housing bills. Deadline is Saturday.

At a recent conference panel, four prominent state legislators talked about whether their bills are making the housing situation better -- and how the effectiveness of that legislation can be improved.