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The City of Ventura is seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to serve as its next Community Development Director. cp-dr.com/post/position-avai…
Federal officials conduct review questioning Coastal Commission’s authority, San Francisco faces a YIMBY lawsuit for exempting parcels from SB 79, and a wind energy giant exits California in yet another federal clean energy buyout cp-dr.com/post/cp-dr-news-br…
THE MIDTERM SCORECARD: Here is a rundown of ways the Trump administration has treated California like a parasite and an enemy rather than a constituent state: cp-dr.com/post/trump-vs-cali…
California land use policy is overwhelmingly focused on infill housing and infill development. Except nobody’s quite sure what that means. cp-dr.com/post/it-s-time-for…
CP&DR is headed to the @InfillCouncil California Infill Summit this evening and tomorrow, Aug. 20, in downtown Los Angeles. councilofinfillbuilders.org/…
Pasadena, Malibu Agree to Repeal Bans on Lot Splits in Burn Areas, Newsom Signs Bill Limiting Impact Fees cp-dr.com/post/cp-dr-news-br…
The proposed Esmeralda development in Cloverdale hopes to realize a large-scale New Urbanist Vision: a community full of walkable streets, mixed-use structures, and an abiding sense of community integrated into the existing urban fabric.
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A California court determined that Sonoma County’s groundwater regulations are not exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act because there is no guarantee that they will not have a significant impact on the environment.
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Up and down the state, lifeless '60s City Halls and other buildings are being connected to existing activity districts cp-dr.com/post/cities-reshap…
L.A. judge rules that Pasadena can't rely on self-certification to avoid builder's remedy, even though application was filed before passage of AB 1886 cp-dr.com/post/hcd-certifica…
The California Coastal Commission Trumps Builder's Remedy, plus Take Our Reader Survey And Get A Chance To Win A $100 Gift Card cp-dr.com/post/coastal-commi…
CP&DR is excited to attend the California Infill Summit Aug. 19-20. We look forward to connecting with readers and friends in LA!
Registration now OPEN for our 2026 California Infill Summit!
Can we actually get things built in California? We're convening the people working to make sure the answer is YES.
Join us!
More info & registration here 👇
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Registration now OPEN for our 2026 California Infill Summit!
Can we actually get things built in California? We're convening the people working to make sure the answer is YES.
Join us!
More info & registration here 👇
councilofinfillbuilders.org/…
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CP&DR News Briefs July 28, 2026:Sacramento County Approves Controversial 9,400 Homes Development, El Segundo Resident Revolt Against Proposed Data Center, Banning Voters will Decide on Approval of 5 Million Square Feet of Warehouses cp-dr.com/post/cp-dr-news-br…
We are reviving the CP&DR podcast! Bill Fulton and Josh Stephens discuss the latest planning news, including the statewide battle over transfer taxes and the November ballot measure that could upend the California Environmental Quality Act.
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