Transportation bond fails in San Francisco, while Santa Cruz voters apparently favor rails over trails. Meanwhile, Chino voters approved a housing element update. >>read more

In Santa Cruz, nobody quite knows whether a planned development is supposed to follow slope regulations or is supposed to evade them. >>read more

Principal Planner, County of Santa Cruz, CA >>read more

Forget comprehensive CEQA reform. In Sacramento and cities across California, the end-run is the thing. >>read more

If they can be implemented independently, it's not "piecemealing," Sixth District rules >>read more