News Briefs

The Department of Insurance has drafted regulations that would allow insurance companies to use predictive catastrophe models if, and only if, they increase writing of policies in wildfire distressed areas

The Sites Reservoir, the state's largest water storage venture in nearly five decades, overcame environmental challenges in court, with the Yolo County Superior Court ruling favor of the project

San Francisco's plan to transform the Transbay Transit Center into the "Grand Central Station of the West" has garnered $3.4 billion from the federal government

The City of Oakland has reached a tentative deal to sell its share of the Coliseum site to the African American Sports & Entertainment Group

Governor Newsom's "May revise" of his 2024-25 budget includes significant cuts to one-time and ongoing spending by over $33 billion through 2025-26, affecting key programs aimed at increasing affordable housing

The Wonderful Co. is proposing a significant expansion of industrial warehousing near the Kern County town of Shafter, aiming to capitalize on the rise of online shopping

California Forever has submitted enough signatures to place an initiative on the November ballot that would permit the company to develop a city of up to 400,000 people in Solano County

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass's newest housing initiative, LA4LA, urges wealthy residents to make private donations and loans to help finance the purchase of apartments

The Anaheim City Council unanimously approved Disneyland’s dollar expansion plan, allowing the theme park to add new attractions

The Department of Housing and Community Developed released its annual update on the state's progress towards housing goals, highlighting each jurisdictions' applications, entitlements, building permits and completions  

The Town of Portola Valley has lost its housing element certification from the state due to its failure to approve changes allowing denser housing and more multifamily development

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation aims to purchase properties on Los Angeles' Skid Row, primarily old single-room occupancy hotels, owned by the financially troubled Skid Row Housing Trust

City officials in Concord have tentatively approved a billion-dollar plan for the redevelopment of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station

The California Forever project in Solano County released aerial views and renderings of the proposed New Urbanist-influenced city, showcasing tens of thousands of homes, open spaces and renewable energy sources