To cut down on discretionary review, new housing laws require cities to approve housing projects so long as they conform to "objective" design standards. Cities are scrambling to draft standards that promote housing and promote desired aesthetic goals >>read more

SB 50 went down in flames once more. But the bill gave the state cover for other bills that would otherwise would have been considered radical. And RHNA is forcing upzoning all over the state. >>read more

Limited by a ban on water hookups, the tourist city recycles commercial and industrial land for workforce housing units. >>read more

How can you reduce emissions, reduce risks from wildfire, sea-level rise, and other effects of climate change -- and still build enough housing so Californians will want to stay? >>read more

After coming out of the box aggressively last year with changes to the RHNA process, the governor chooses this year to focus on homelessness. >>read more

For the third time in three years, Sen. Scott Wiener is advancing a bill to promote density near jobs and transit and do away with single-family zoning >>read more

The state’s housing shortage and affordability crisis yet again dominated CP&DR’s coverage >>read more

2s, 3s, and 4s are popular topics of discussion these days. But can California build them at scale? >>read more

For just over three years, Ben Metcalf held either the most unenviable or most important job in California – or both >>read more

But Newsom vetoes a fair number of bills as well. >>read more