News Briefs

San Jose city officials released a development plan that would add 13,000 residential units, up to 13.7 million square feet of office space. >>read more

Attorney General Xavier Becerra is urging the San Diego County Supervisors to deny, at least temporarily, approval of a large South County development because of concerns about impacts to wildlife >>read more

A coalition of environmental groups including the Sierra Club is suing the East Bay city of Richmond over its approval of a mixed-use project  >>read more

The Southern California Association of Governments reports that 50 jurisdictions have filed objects to their RHNA allocations >>read more

The California Chapter of the American Planning Association announced its annual awards in September at its virtual conference.

Newport Beach and Huntington Beach have announced they will appeal their Regional Housing Needs Assessments >>read more

Four of San Diego Association of Governments' member cities are suing the agency for what they claim is an inequitable use of a weighted vote. >>read more

Governor Gavin Newsom is seeking to set aside 30 percent of the state's land for conservation and agriculture. >>read more

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that phases out the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035--the most aggressive clean-car policy in the United States. >>read more

The Los Angeles County Metro Board of Directors approved an updated 2020 Long Range Transportation Plan, a $400-billion, 30-year transportation blueprint for the county. >>read more

San Jose will charge commercial developers fees to fund affordable housing. >>read more

The City of Anaheim and Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno have agreed on a cash and community benefits package. >>read more

Housing and Community Development reports that all but 29 jurisdictions fall under some provision of SB 35. >>read more

HCD cracks down on Hollister's growth management program, San Diego picks a developer for its Sports Arena site, and more. >>read more