CP&DR Podcast: Senate Bill 35; Horton Plaza; Telecommuting; Online Meetings; Project for Public Spaces

With few traffic jams and clear skies, California's regional planning agencies strategize about how to keep remote work going after the COVID crisis is over.

Montecito homeowners said Santa Barbara County couldn't enforce its encroachment law because the county had to go through a CEQA process. An appellate court said the homeowners who blocked parking spaces on their road were the lawbreakers, not the county.

CP&DR’s Josh Stephens spoke with California APA President Julia Lave Johnston about the pandemic’s impact on the planning profession.

Many armchair planners are trying to blame the virus crisis on density. Real planners shouldn't let them get away with it.

Visual depictions of projects remain an issue -- though accessibility might actually be improved for some. Brown Act has been loosened for the duration of COVID-19.

Can the Golden State balance public health objectives with its existing housing and climate goals?

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

Even entitled buildings won't be built unless they have financing.

Three new books herald a revival of public space in the United States and worldwide.

In his new book, Eric Klinenberg can't quite decide whether social infrastructure is physical and tangible or whether it's something squishier. >>read more

This week the Huffington Post ran a concerning piece about the recent shooting at Los Angeles International Airport.