The former Seattle and Boulder planning director returns to California after a 20-year absence to run Gov. Gavin Newsom's Office of Planning & Research. What's his take on California's planning issues? What did he learn in California that he took elsewhere -- and what has he learned elsewhere that he can bring home to California? >>read more

Despite the fact that legislative bills targeting the process didn't pass, non-residential land is viewed as a potentially major source of new housing. >>read more

With dozens of other bills, the Legislature continued to put the squeeze on local governments in the housing arena in 2021. >>read more

Judge shifts gears and rules against city in Housing Accountability Act case in light of San Mateo ruling. >>read more

In case from Los Angeles, appellate court says burden of proof for feasibility in the case of density bonus concessions and waivers lies with the city, not with the developer. >>read more

Following up on his high-profile signing of Senate Bills 9 and 10, along with several others, last week, Newsom signed 27 bills related to housing earlier this week. >>read more

It ends single-family zoning and clips the wings of local governments. But the bottom line is probably thousands of units, not hundreds of thousands of units. >>read more

If the governor signs them all, it could represent another big shift in state-local relations on housing. >>read more

Reversing lower court, First District rules San Mateo's "stepback" requirement was not specific enough and required discretion to apply. >>read more

Lisa Hershey, executive director of Housing California, will participate in the "Big Conversation" on homelessness at the Calfornia APA Conference the morning of Monday, Sept. 13. >>read more