The L.A. wildfires last January accounted for two of our four most-read stories last year. The passage of SB 79 and other housing legislation, along with the passing of parking guru Donald Shoup, were also high on the list.

In a battle over 1ドル.2 million in attorney's fees in a case involving eight townhomes, court says Housing Accountability Act does not dominate. But it's not clear how the case will turn out.

The CP&DR Vol. 40 No. 12 December 2025 Report

Los Angeles advocacy group Consumer Watchdog withdrew its Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights, which would have required insurers to offer coverage to homeowners who fireproof their homes following the withdrawal of a competing industry measure

City Council declines to approve 9,000-acre SEDA expansion. Mayor Dwyer proposes pared-down first phase.

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County of Ventura, Ventura CA

Journalists recently gathered in Cambridge, Mass., to learn about and discuss the nation's land use trends. California featured prominently, for better or worse.

In La Habra, the City Council delegated final approval of the housing element -- after negotiations with HCD -- to the city manager and didn't hold a final public hearing. An appellate court says that's fine.

The city's famous 1986 initiative required developers to prove that they could provide infrastructure according to city standards. But, as it turns out, the initiative didn't set the standards.

But San Diego is a surprise, with significant population increase -- especially in the City of San Diego

Los Angeles will expand its adaptive reuse policy, allowing office and commercial buildings to be converted into housing citywide, per a unanimous vote of the City Council

Environmentalists, developers, business interests, and many others are jockeying for position -- but will the result be just more incremental change?