Was Stanford the right place for John Doerr to park $1 billion for climate change? For that matter, are technological solutions the answer at all? >>read more

Although Superior Court judge found "nothing new" and ruled for UC, an appellate panel has stayed the decision to move forward with the housing project. >>read more

Mootness ruling in CEQA case doesn't prevent challenge to business license. >>read more

Appellate court rules that 2018 reduction in water supply was done under a set of 2010 leases between the city's Department of Water & Power and leasing ranches in Mono County. >>read more

In preparing the new edition of Guide to California Planning, it became more clear to me than ever that there's tension between the urban California we live in and the suburban California the planning system is designed to create. >>read more

When it doesn't allow the environmental impact report to analyze anything except the project that was proposed -- in this case, a Crystal Geyser bottling plant near Mount Shasta. >>read more

Court sides with developer in 48-year-old case from Tiburon but judge goes off on CEQA. Meanwhile, Marin County negotiates with developer to purchase the property for open space. >>read more

State guidance is forthcoming, but some jurisdictions are out ahead of the curve. >>read more

An appellate court says yes -- if funding sources are available, even if it's unlikely that the landowner is willing to sell. >>read more

Plus: SB 743 strikes again in Pleasanton Costco case. >>read more