Elk Grove has settled a lawsuit with the state over a 67-unit supportive housing project the city denied, despite the fact that the city had recently approved a similar market-rate project. The lawsuit filed by Attorney...more
On June 27, 2024, the California First District Court of Appeal affirmed the denial of a writ petition challenging the City of Lafayette’s determination that a 12-unit residential condominium building qualified for the Class...more
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The Los Angeles Superior Court issued a highly anticipated ruling on March 4, 2024, addressing a Builder’s Remedy project denial by the City of La Cañada Flintridge. The decision confirms (i) that a local jurisdiction cannot...more
Lawmakers weigh moratorium extension as eviction cliff looms -
Palo Alto Online – December 8 -
With California's eviction moratorium set to expire in less than 60 days and 2 million people at risk of losing their rental...more
12/11/2020
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Looking to escape ‘endless’ litigation, L.A. is open to federal oversight for homelessness -
Bullet Los Angeles Times – April 25 -
The Los Angeles City Council has authorized City Attorney Mike Feuer to begin discussions...more
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California lawmakers move to reinstate and revamp local affordable housing program -
Los Angeles Times – September 11 -
California lawmakers have approved a bid to renew a program that pumped hundreds of millions...more
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California Supreme Court reinforces CEQA’s definition of a project -
Allen Matkins – August 26 -
In Union of Medical Marijuana Patients, Inc. v. City of San Diego, the California Supreme Court considered the...more
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Amid housing crisis, Culver City is the latest city to cap rents -
Los Angeles Times – August 13 -
Culver City approved a temporary rent control measure this Tuesday, capping annual increases to 3 percent in...more
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California court rejects zoning uniformity claims -
Allen Matkins – August 1 -
In Sacramentans for Fair Planning v. City of Sacramento, published on July 18, 2019, the California Court of Appeal rejected challenges...more
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San Diego approves 5G cell antenna regulations -
San Diego Union-Tribune – July 23 -
San Diego has approved aggressive new cell antenna regulations in preparation for the wireless industry rolling out advanced 5G...more
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Protesters target L.A. over skid row zoning plan -
Los Angeles Times – July 16 -
A coalition of advocates, including the Los Angeles Community Action Network and the Inner City Law Center, on Tuesday accused Los...more
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California Senate approves homelessness and housing bill Associated Press – July 1 -
The California Senate approved on Monday what some lawmakers have called a carrot-and-stick approach to the state’s housing crunch...more
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Climate change poses 'high risk' to federal spending: GAO -
The Hill – June 11 -
Climate change poses a high risk to federal spending, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) re-affirmed in a biannual report on...more
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Los Angeles homelessness rises sharply as housing crisis deepens -
Reuters – June 4 -
Los Angeles County’s homeless population has swelled by 12 percent during the past year as a shortage of affordable housing...more
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California’s statewide rent-cap proposal gets two key changes -
The Mercury News – May 20 -
A closely-watched bill that would ban steep rent hikes throughout California has been softened — slightly — in an effort...more
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Major California housing bill put on hold until 2020 -
San Francisco Chronicle - May 16 -
A controversial measure to revamp local development rules in California by promoting denser housing around public transit...more
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Mayor Garcetti’s ‘Green New Deal’ would phase out gas-fueled cars in L.A. -
Los Angeles Times - April 29 -
Mayor Eric Garcetti unveiled a sweeping plan for a more sustainable Los Angeles on Monday, imagining a...more
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San Jose City Council approves taller buildings -
The Mercury News - March 12 -
After more than a decade of debate over how tall buildings in the nation’s 10th largest city should stand, San Jose’s notoriously...more
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California Democratic Party endorses rent control expansion -
CURBED SAN FRANCISCO - Jul 16 On Sunday, the California Democratic Party endorsed Proposition 10, a November 6 ballot...more
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Major California housing bill narrowed before its first legislative debate -
LOS ANGELES TIMES - Apr 10 Ahead of its first legislative committee hearing scheduled for next week, a Bay...more