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CP&DR’s Quick-And-Dirty Guide to Everything the Legislature Did on Housing and CEQA

by William Fulton on Jul 5, 2025

From infill housing exemptions to streamlined approval under the Permit Streamlining Act to a reduced administrative record, here's what you need know about the Legislature's sweeping actions.

Hollister Rescinds General Plan

by Josh Stephens on Jul 13, 2025

General Plan, Hollister, Referendum, San Benito County

Hollister's incumbent council was voted out, then passed a vast expansion of the city's sphere of influence as lame ducks. An referendum was threatened and, after three months, the new council pulled the plug -- threatening the city's ability to meet its RHNA obligations.

Settlement Reached in Tahoe Ski Resort Dispute

by William Fulton on Jul 13, 2025

CEQA, Lake Tahoe, Palisades Tahoe, Squaw Valley

Agreement on Village at Palisades Tahoe -- formerly Squaw Valley -- ends 14 years of legal wrangling over the expansion of one of the nation's largest ski resorts.

CP&DR News Briefs July 8, 2025: S.D. Affordable Housing; Fresno Prohousing Woes; Plan Bay Area; and More

by Ella Morner-Ritt and Jacob Madley on Jul 8, 2025

The City of Fresno is working to regain its Prohousing status, which allows access to millions in state housing grants, by passing several housing policy updates aimed at streamlining development

Position Available, Planning and Development Director

by CP&DR Staff on Jul 7, 2025

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How Will The State's New VMT Infill Housing Fees Work?

by William Fulton on Jul 5, 2025

CEQA, HCD, Infill Housing, LCI, OPR, VMT

The fact of the matter is that nobody quite knows. Will developers be required to pay into the state's new fund? Will regional VMT mitigation banks emerge? How do you measure the mitigation? It's on LCI -- formerly OPR -- to figure it all out.

Position Available, City of Escondido, CA

by CP&DR Staff on Jul 3, 2025

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DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CA

"Freedom Cities" Won't Liberate California

by Josh Stephens on Jul 3, 2025

Alameda, California Forever, Cities, MAGA

But the concept is a warning sign for cities to clean up their act, since urban dysfunction helped elect MAGA.

CP&DR News Briefs July 1, 2025: Berkeley Officially Ends Single-Family Zoning; SACOG Regional Plan; Sant Monica Mountains Rec Area; and More

by Ella Morner-Ritt and Jacob Madley on Jul 1, 2025

The Berkeley City Council unanimously adopted a landmark Middle Housing ordinance ending a century-old single-family zoning policy, allowing small apartment buildings across most of the city

What the CEQA Bills Will Do

by William Fulton on Jun 30, 2025

CEQA, Housing, Infill, Tejon Ranch

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed major infill housing reform with the budget, meaning the changes take place immediately. But on the non-residential side, it's still "Swiss-cheese CEQA," and there's no relief for greenfield proejcts.

Developers Can't Use "Upstream" Cap-And-Trade Allowances To Offset GHG Emissions

by William Fulton on Jun 28, 2025

Antelope Valley, Cap-and-Trade, CEQA, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Los Angeles County, Tejon Ranch

In a CEQA case involving a Tejon Ranch project in the Antelope Valley, an appellate court concluded that a land use project is not a "covered entity" under the cap-and-trade law the way an oil refinery is.

CP&DR Vol. 40 No. 6 June 2025 Report

by CP&DR Staff on Jun 26, 2025

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The CP&DR Vol. 40 No. 6 June 2025 Report

Budget Bill Would Expand CEQA Infill Exemption

by William Fulton on Jun 25, 2025

CEQA, Permit Streamlining Act

Bill would also create a shot clock for ministerial permits. Newsom has made these provisions a requirement to approve the budget.