Transit ridership may be down -- but transit-oriented development is still moving forward in response to both market forces and the state's policy priorities.

Koll Center Developer Can Use Old EIR: Kennedy Commission Beats Huntington Beach Again

Most developers have been trying to get their projects approved for years. Some are adding multifamily affordable units to single-family projects in order to qualify.

UC Berkeley Terner Center Director Ben Metcalf discusses the center's analysis the efficacy of recently adopted housing laws. It's a mixed review. 

The developer has agreed to withdraw all 14 builder's remedy applications, but would be able to resubmit eight projects for expedited ministerial approval under the city's new rules. 

Only two jurisdictions are considering implementing the law so far -- the City of San Diego and Humboldt County. But others may have to use SB 10 in order to implement their housing elements >> read more

Especially in the Bay Area, cities are beginning to tax vacant units and vacant land in an attempt to bring more housing onto the market.

Appellate court says overlay zone doesn't meet state's minimum density requirements because underlying zoning allows less -- and as a result discrimination laws were violated as well. 

Even as cities strain under the weight of new housing regulations, legislators are trying new ideas and resurrecting old ones.