Newly elected Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has a housing crisis on her hands. She's already alienating many of the allies she might need to solve it. >>read more

The American Planning Association bestowed its highest academic award on to an article by two California-based researchers who seek to describe the elusive relationship between California's job centers and housing. >>read more

100% affordable project can't be struck down based on subjective standards or lack of strict adherence to specific plan policies. CEQA exemption based on Downtown Specific Plan was also upheld. >>read more

Inflation, high interest rates, and other rising costs of construction threaten to nullify recently adopted laws and policies meant to alleviate California's housing crisis. >>read more

The latest twist in the strange tale of Terraces of Lafayette could have huge implications statewide. >>read more

The experience with both the builder's remedy and SB 9 suggest that we may have too many laws going in too many different directions at the moment. >>read more

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

Judge rules that University of California acted properly under CEQA in approving project on "East Meadow" site. Citizen group's expert real estate analysis was not sufficient to combat the decision. >>read more

The Builder's Remedy could help transform a moribund power station into over 2,200 oceanside units. >>read more

Shuttered state-run hospital could provide hundreds of units of housing in Sonoma County -- if a deal can be reached to maintain access to surrounding parklands.  >>read more