The City Councilmembers appointed themselves the final arbiter of whether a project met SB 35 requirements. Then they overruled their own staff. But in the end, it was really just about vagueness and inconsistency between the general plan and the zoning ordinance. >>read more

New Census figures show a sharp increase in multifamily projects approved in 2021. Are SB 35 and other new state laws behind the jump? >>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

The high court's ruling appears to clear the way for construction of a 260-unit apartment building in the Spengler's parking lot in Berkeley. >>read more

First District says SB 35 doesn't interfere with local powers and trumps Berkeley's historic preservation law regarding the West Berkeley Shellmound. >>read more

In Marin City, a clever developer is building a project double the allowed size with very little parking and few other amenities -- and the county couldn't do anything to stop it. >>read more

A YIMBY lawsuit seeks to increase the Bay Area's housing allocation, but a court's schedule may not match up with the strict timeline set by the Dept. of Housing and Community Development. >>read more

Marin County is elite, but Marin City is not. Yet that's where the county's first SB 35 project is going. >>read more

City says it fears losing $7 million bond if appeal fails. Permit for 5-story project should be approved this week. >>read more

Only 29 jurisdictions statewide are completely exempt from the new law -- including several small affluent cities. >>read more