News Briefs

A report by Beacon Economics estimates that the City of Los Angeles would lose $70 million per year in sales tax, property tax, and other taxes as well as 12,000 jobs if Measure S passes. >>read more

The California High Speed Rail Authority approved $3.2 billion in the first major sale of voter-approved construction bonds. >>read more

A joint committee of the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission has approved a draft update of Plan Bay Area. >>read more

A long-running conflict between environmental groups and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) has ended with an appeals court upholding the controversial TRPA plan. >>read more

A review of San Diego city records show that despite expenditures of billions of taxpayers dollars over the past four decades, more low-income units have been shut down than replaced. >>read more

The San Diego Unified Port District approved the joint venture of 1HWY1 as the developer for the $1.2 billion Seaport San Diego project. >>read more

The developers of Newport Banning Ranch are suing the Coastal Commission’s decision to reject a plan to clean up the 401-acre oilfield. >>read more

The recently established Oakland Department of Transportation released its strategic plan, which focuses on four pillars: equitable jobs and housing; holistic community safety; vibrant, sustainable infrastructure; and responsive, trustworthy government. >>read more

 After decades of discussion, the Sacramento Planning and Design Commission approved plans to redevelop the city’s historic downtown railyard. >>read more

The San Diego City Council approved, 5-4, new restrictions on Civic San Diego, the nonprofit that oversees downtown development. >>read more

As part of its participation in the 100 Resilient Cities program, the City of Oakland released Resilient Oakland: It Takes a Town to Thrive, a resilience playbook and call to action designed to tackle Oakland’s most pressing systemic and interdependent economic, social and physical challenges. >>read more

The American Planning Association announced its 2016 Great Places in America, including one honoree in California: downtown Santa Ana. >>read more