Locals officials are agents of the state when they are adopting an SB 10 ordinance, thus allowing them to overrule density caps imposed by voters, judges say.

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.

Orange County judge sides with city in homebuilder's attempt to develop golf course property. City says Lennar's builder's remedy application is incomplete

California Supreme Court concludes that localities may regulate the location of oil drilling, but the allowable methods must be determined by the Department of Conservation.

But measures calling for increased housing development potential met decidedly mixed results.

Transportation bond fails in San Francisco, while Santa Cruz voters apparently favor rails over trails. Meanwhile, Chino voters approved a housing element update.

Major auto testing and technology center likely to move forward -- even though the plan has been shot down by the voters once.

Court also concludes the requirement calling for all roads to be built before any private development is constructed runs afoul of the Nollan/Dolan doctrine.