As a recent San Diego ruling reveals, cities have no choice but to defend their decisions to abide by statutes like the Density Bonus Law. At the same time, they are trying to "thread a needle" to challenge those laws in court.

Enviros' argument that sea-level rise should be considered in EIR also rejected by appellate court.

The Bankers Hill group tried to shoot down a 20-story apartment building by, essentially, ignoring recent changes in state housing law. They failed.

In Santa Cruz, nobody quite knows whether a planned development is supposed to follow slope regulations or is supposed to evade them.

Without providing specifics, the governor's budget says he will redouble efforts to increase housing production. Some new programs are funded as well.

Despite concern about "transition" and "architectural fit," appellate court reverse judge's ruling that Trackside violates city policies. The court noted that there weren't really any objective standards to measure the project against.

Some cities are welcoming the units, but others appear to be adopting regulations designed to put up barriers.

What is it about duplexes that make them such a popular topic? And why did only one CEQA case make the top five legal stories of the year?

The famously low-rise city had to approve a six-story apartment building to get out from under an unfavorable 20-year-old land lease.