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Making the Most of the BART Extension
Comments on Playbook for Downtown San Jose are due this Friday
October 17, 2019
Florence-Firestone Stands Up for its Library, Lays Down the Foundation for a Movement
"What does [a resource like the library] mean to us?" Valadez asks, shaking his head. "It means everything. It means every single thing."
September 30, 2019
Billionaire Jeff Greene’s Plans to Raze Dorset Village Are About as Awful as You Might Imagine
The project would displace 206 households from rent-controlled units while coming up short on providing affordable replacement units
May 10, 2019
San Diego Planning Commission Approves ‘Transit Priority’ Parking Reforms
San Diego is on track to eliminate parking requirements within a half-mile of major public transit stops
February 1, 2019
After 4 Years, Key Rule Requiring Development to Account for New Miles Driven Moves Forward
Yesterday the California Office of Planning and Research released a comprehensive update to CEQA. It marks a milestone in efforts to align transportation performance metrics with community values
November 28, 2017
Strategic Growth Council Narrows List of Potential TCC Grants
The Transformative Climate Communities grant program aims to encourage neighborhood-level plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while providing local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities. The Strategic Growth Council will award approximately $140 million in TCC grants.
November 2, 2017
Governor Signs Bill to Bring Accountability to Regional Climate Change Plans
S.B. 150 aligns local and regional greenhouse gas reduction targets with state targets, creates a community-driven process on how to measure progress, and requires regular reports on progress, success--and challenges met along the way.
October 11, 2017
Q&A: Strong Towns at Today’s Orange County Transportation Forum
An interview with Chuck Marohn of Strong Towns about some of California's most pressing issues around growth and development--as well as some of the promising solutions coming out of Santa Ana.
September 22, 2017
Mall Offers Window into History of Redevelopment, Legacy of White Flight
The new complex would be a far cry from the open-air mall first built there in 1947. But this is not the first major intervention at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, nor the first time the city has looked to the mall for an economic boost.
July 31, 2017
