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

In a weird way, they actually increase local control. Planners have their work cut out for them. >>read more

Bills to allow "plexes" and apartments near transit by right move forward, as does bill to eliminate parking requirements near transit. >>read more

The California Legislature has come roaring back in 2021 with a whole new set of bills affecting planning and development. >>read more

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

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

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