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

Terraces Of Lafayette, featuring in Golden Gates, moves forward at final SB 330 council meeting, but opponents have filed a new CEQA lawsuit. >>read more

Housing experts say small projects will cost less and be easier to build than large multifamily projects weighted down by affordable housing and union labor requirements. >>read more

City says it fears losing $7 million bond if appeal fails. Permit for 5-story project should be approved this week. >>read more

SB 1120, the duplex bill, almost passed but ran out of time. None of the five bills proposed last spring by Senate leader Toni Atkins made it to the governor. >>read more

SB 1120, which would ease duplex zoning and lot splits, is the most important land use/housing bill still likely to pass. >>read more

New HCD data shows California knows how to build for the top of the market -- and nobody else. >>read more

Social justice will be a major part of SCAG's agenda this year under new Regional Council President Rex Richardson, of Long Beach  >>read more

Only 29 jurisdictions statewide are completely exempt from the new law -- including several small affluent cities. >>read more