Seven California jurisdictions -- the cities of Eureka, Healdsburg, Mountain View, Petaluma, San Luis Obispo and Santa Monica as well as Tulare County -- have been designated as Prohousing by the state
San Jose, aiming to regain control over housing development, has rejected builder's remedy applications filed after June 20, sparking potential legal conflicts over several large residential projects
California Forever, the development group funded by tech billionaires with plans to build a new city in Solano County, submitted a ballot initiative seeking an exemption from the county's Orderly Growth ordinance
California's Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to return the historic Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery, including over 40 acres of land in Inyo County, to the Indigenous Paiute people
The Coastal Commission voted unanimously to fine the Rio Del Mar Beach Island Homeowners Association $4.7 million due to violations dating back to 1982
A coalition of residents on the California side of Lake Tahoe area filed a lawsuit to block recently-approved modifications to a development plan allowing for increased affordable housing
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has issued Executive Directive 7, which aims to reassess the city's site plan review process for market-rate housing developments with 50 or more net new units
Mountain House, a new master-planned community west of Tracy in San Joaquin County, will become the county's incorporated eighth city if voters approve in March 2024
