Among other things, the appellate ruling found that Livermore's design standards are not objective and therefore cannot be used to deny an affordable housing project. >>read more

100% affordable project can't be struck down based on subjective standards or lack of strict adherence to specific plan policies. CEQA exemption based on Downtown Specific Plan was also upheld. >>read more

An appellate court says yes -- if funding sources are available, even if it's unlikely that the landowner is willing to sell. >>read more

Death of BART extension has forced the East Bay city to rethink how it is going to grow -- and plan around Valley Link instead. >>read more