At least $500 million in state and federal funds is available to help get planning departments past the COVID-19 financial crisis. More is likely on the way.
Bill Fulton and Josh Stephens discuss this week's planning news, including effects of COVID19 pandemic on housing production and planning departments' budgets >>read more
In Golden Gates, Conor Dougherty chronicles the rise of the YIMBY movement and California's battle over housing -- with the aplomb of an East Bay skateboarder.
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.
SB 50 went down in flames once more. But the bill gave the state cover for other bills that would otherwise would have been considered radical. And RHNA is forcing upzoning all over the state.
