by William Fulton on Apr 17, 2018
Census, Housing, Los Angeles, Population
New Census figures show that net out-migration isn't bad statewide -- but it's terrible in Los Angeles. >>read more
by William Fulton on Mar 25, 2018
NIMBYs, rent control, SB 827, Wiener
Will Scott Wiener figure out how to make common cause with liberals who don't trust the private development market? >>read more
by William Fulton on Feb 20, 2018
Growth Management, Housing, Jerry Brown, Sprawl, Transportation, Urban Strategy
The frame is different, but Jerry Brown is using climate change to pursue the same goals he laid out in the 1970s. >>read more
by William Fulton on Jan 15, 2018
Housing, Proposition 13, Scott Weiner
Cities need fiscal incentives to approve more housing. >>read more
by William Fulton on Dec 27, 2017
Calfire, Wildfires
Counties are putting more structures in harm's way in wildfires. And nobody wants to pay for it. >>read more
by William Fulton on Oct 24, 2017
Affordable Housing, Berkeley, CEQA, San Francisco, Santa Cruz
Forget comprehensive CEQA reform. In Sacramento and cities across California, the end-run is the thing. >>read more
by William Fulton on Aug 30, 2017
CEQA, Proposition 218, Taxes, Upland
Who pitted local governments against voters in the first place? >>read more
by William Fulton on Jul 22, 2017
CEQA, Climate Change, SANDAG, SB 375, Sustainable Communities Strategies
The environmental review law often runs along a completely separate track from planning and policy processes -- thus causing a lot of confusion. >>read more
by William Fulton on Jun 26, 2017
Lake Tahoe, Supreme Court , Takings
Case from Wisconsin is based on quirky facts -- just like practically every takings case the Supreme Court deals with. >>read more
by William Fulton on May 28, 2017
Housing, Transportation
The new transportation package is great -- but the state should acknowledge that the two issues are linked. >>read more
by William Fulton on Mar 26, 2017
Environmental Protection Agency, Supreme Court, Waters of the United States, Wetlands
The Supreme Court nominee takes a narrow view of administrative agencies' power -- but is likely to apply that view in a nonpartisan way. >>read more
by William Fulton on Feb 21, 2017
Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, EPA, Waters of the United States, Wetlands
End of signature Obama policy could put more pressure on California state environmental laws. >>read more
by William Fulton on Jan 31, 2017
Affordable Housing, CEQA, Housing, Redevelopment
There's momentum in Sacramento, but not for comprehensive reform. >>read more
by William Fulton on Aug 15, 2016
Growth Control, San Diego
Peter Navarro ran for mayor of San Diego on anti-growth ticket back in the 1990s. Now he's one of Trump's most visible economic advisors. >>read more
