A YIMBY lawsuit seeks to increase the Bay Area's housing allocation, but a court's schedule may not match up with the strict timeline set by the Dept. of Housing and Community Development. >>read more

Marin County is elite, but Marin City is not. Yet that's where the county's first SB 35 project is going. >>read more

Throughout California and beyond, distant suburbs and resort towns are seeing a surge in population -- and home sales. But will the trend stick after the pandemic? >>read more

A lifetime urban dweller, Donald Trump was an anti-city president. Biden is a lifelong Amtrak rider -- and California urban planning is likely to change with him at the helm. >>read more

It can't really be about the buildings. It must be about the people. >>read more

Housing accountability unit will help local governments but also keep an eye on them. >>read more

Appellate court says citizen group can proceed with Brown Act lawsuit against ABAG regarding CASA Compact approval. >>read more

Appellate court overturns decision favoring Department of Finance. >>read more

Also on the legislative docket: Bills to restrict development in wildfire areas. >>read more

The pandemic, racial injustice, an end to California's population growth -- has California planning ever seen a year like this before? >>read more