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Fresno City Council declined to approve a 9,000-acre Southeast Development Area expansion cp-dr.com/store/products…

CP&DR News Briefs January 20, 2026: HCD Audit; Corporate Homeownership; L.A. Fire Zone Lawsuit; and More: cp-dr.com/articles/cpamp…

At the California Land Use Law and Planning conferences, lawyers for cities and developers alike agreed that the big "shot clock" reforms in AB 130 and SB 131 will change the landscape dramatically for both sides. cp-dr.com/store/products…

Since 2022, New Housing Has Caught Up With New Population cp-dr.com/articles/since…

A counterculture cannot be planned. But the conditions to nurture creativity, novelty, optimism, and fellowship most certainly can. cp-dr.com/articles/the-d…

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CP&DR News Briefs February 3, 2026: Fire Recovery; Los Angeles Transfer Tax; Glendale About-Face; and More cp-dr.com/post/cp-dr-new…

Judge Sides With Developers On Preliminary Application Timing cp-dr.com/post/legal-bri…

Go to our website to read the CP&DR Vol. 41 No. 1 January 2026 Report: cp-dr.com/post/cp-dr-vol…

CP&DR News Briefs February 10, 2026: L.A. Streamlining; S.D. Transit Plan; L.A. Subway Expansion; and More cp-dr.com/post/cp-dr-new…

The Second District Court of Appeal has determined that cities don’t have to do project-level environmental analysis on sites identified in their housing element to meet their Regional Housing Needs Assessment obligations. cp-dr.com/post/cities-do…

As the global economy has wobbled in the face of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, the California logistics industry has followed suit. cp-dr.com/post/cities-co…

Not long ago, Menlo Park determined that a guy splitting his lot into two under SB 9 should pay $127,000 in Quimby Fees. cp-dr.com/post/the-comin…

A revision to SB 79 that could expand its reach appears to be barreling through the Legislature quickly right now. Beyond that, the 2026 legislative session doesn’t appear to be shaping up to be as dramatic as 2025 – with one possible exception. cp-dr.com/post/sb-79-cle…

CP&DR News Briefs March 10, 2026: Single-Stair Reform; HCD Letters; Weakening NEPA; and More cp-dr.com/post/cp-dr-new…

There is a dispute over whether to place restrictions on investors who build so-called “build to rent” housing projects cp-dr.com/post/federal-b…