With the intense battles over housing production years in recent years now past, the Legislature appears ready to take a more low-key approach to bills this year. >>read more

Beyond the new housing laws, this year's batch of land use legislation is led by laws addressing wildfires, climate change mitigation, and transportation.  >>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

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