California cities get more time to rezone land for housing Bullet Pasadena Star-News – July 11 Southern California cities and counties have received a three-year reprieve from a state deadline to rezone land for future...more
Audit: California too slow in offering surplus land for affordable housing - Bullet U.S. News & World Report – March 22 California has not effectively used surplus properties owned by the state to help alleviate the...more
Funding the next generation of efficient, electric, grid-interactive communities -
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U.S. homes and commercial buildings consume roughly two-fifths of the country’s overall energy...more
California commercial real estate ramps up use of alternative energy sources -
Bullet Bisnow – September 13 -
Stem is one of a number of alternative energy companies seeing an increase in demand from commercial real...more
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California PUC proposes pilot programs to decarbonize buildings -
Bullet Utility Dive – February 18 -
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) last week issued a proposed decision outlining two new pilots...more
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Coastal counties could see significantly more growth under a new state plan -
Los Angeles Magazine – November 12 -
Last week, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) approved a plan to build...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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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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Long Beach votes to oppose SB 50, which seeks to address the state’s housing crisis, due to issues of local control -
Press-Telegram - May 7 -
The Long Beach City Council voted this Tuesday to formally oppose...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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Salk Institute gets $35 million for ‘audacious’ plan to fight global warming with carbon-hungry plants -
San Diego Union-Tribune - April 16 -
The Salk Institute will receive more than $35 million, one of its...more
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California regulators get serious about building decarbonization -
Greentech Media - February 15 -
For decades, California has led the world in efforts to reduce the energy consumption of appliances and...more
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L.A. may charge drivers by the mile, adding freeway tolls to cut congestion -
LOS ANGELES TIMES - Jan 22 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is pushing to study how what’s commonly...more
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California requires new city buses to be electric by 2029 -
NEW YORK TIMES - Dec 14 California last Friday became the first state to mandate a full shift to electric buses on public...more
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U.S. could triple solar power capacity by 2045 by installing panels on all new homes -
SOLAR POWER WORLD - Dec 3 If builders start putting solar panels on all new American homes in 2020,...more
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ACEEE identifies biggest barriers to zero energy building adoption -
ENERGY MANAGER TODAY - Oct 26 Building code updates in parts of the U.S. and Canada are helping to encourage the...more
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Green-certified office buildings reach record number -
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY EXECUTIVE - Sep 28 Green-certified space across 30 U.S. metros has reached a record-high, accounting for 41...more
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Rising sea levels pose risk to institutional real estate investment -
URBAN LAND - Sep 18 Heitman, working with climate risk analytics firm Four Twenty Seven, sought to quantify the...more
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L.A. will allow more dense development near five Expo Line stations -
LOS ANGELES TIMES - Jul 3 The Los Angeles City Council approved plans last Tuesday to allow taller residential and...more
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Coalition applauds California’s low-income rooftop solar investment -
SOLAR POWER WORLD - Jun 22 Solar industry, renewable energy, and environmental justice organizations and advocates...more
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Encinitas commissioners say high-density housing list ought to be revised -
THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE - Jun 14 The Encinitas City Council should take another look at the 19 sites it is...more
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Latest bill to boost housing statewide takes a step forward -
THE REAL DEAL - May 31 A bill aimed at drastically increasing housing development statewide passed the Senate last week, and,...more
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Trump dials back Obama policy asking agencies to reduce emissions -
THE HILL - May 18
President Trump last Thursday replaced an executive order signed by former President Obama that...more
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Federal judge rules in Berkeley’s favor in fight over post office -
BERKELEYSIDE - May 15 A federal judge on Monday rejected arguments by the federal government that the city of Berkeley...more
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California becomes first state requiring all new homes be built with solar -
THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE - May 9 The California Energy Commission (CEC) passed a first-in-the nation rule...more