60% of Orange County cities challenge their targets, which are much higher than last time around.

1,000 homes have been built but appellate court rules county cannot use leftover redevelopment funds for public amenities. >>read more

Does the Embarcadero Institute's push to lower the state's housing need from 2 million to 1 million really change anything? >>read more

Embarcadero Institute says RHNA numbers are too high and the state should focus on affordable housing. The truth is we need both: more housing and more affordable housing. >>read more

Already an epic-scale tragedy, California's wildfires--consuming a record 4 million acres this year--are effectively shrinking the amount of land available for housing and prompting planners to make tough choices between growth and safety >>read more

Storage and housing facilities in urban areas are often seen is competing with one another. But Public Storage and Alta Housing joined forces to push seven-story project through in Mountain View. >>read more

Southern California and Bay Area MPOs must get more aggressive to meet RHNA goals and SB 375 goals. >>read more

Most involve incremental change, however, as major zoning reform bills all failed. >>read more