A recent court ruling exempted five charter cities from a controversial housing law. That’s given anti-density advocates across California an idea.
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California’s highest court rejects ‘people as pollution’ argument for UC Berkeley housing
The California Supreme Court gave the green light Thursday for UC Berkeley to build student and homeless housing at People’s Park, ending a yearslong legal debate over whether student noise is an environmental pollutant.
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Californians will see lower electricity rates and a new fee that won’t vary with power use
California utilities will shift billing to a fixed fee starting in 2025. Most Californians won’t see much change, or will have a lower bill.
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A plan to change your utility rates is dividing California environmentalists. Here’s why
The California Public Utilities Commission will consider on May 9 a new proposal that would change how Californians pay for electricity.
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Fresh batch of YIMBY housing bills clash with coastal protections (again)
After a legislative victory last year, pro-housing legislators and advocates want to strip the California Coastal Commission of more authority in order to spur housing development.
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Tech-billionaire promises for a new city, from roads to water, are worth hundreds of millions of dollars — if they’re binding
California Forever CEO Jan Sramek says promises of new homes, jobs, investments are binding, but legal experts and elected officials are skeptical.
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How Los Angeles figured out how to build affordable housing at no public cost
The term “unsubsidized 100% affordable project” was once an oxymoron. Under Mayor Karen Bass, Los Angeles is now approving them by the hundreds.
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Approaching Bay Area deadline a ‘test case’ for California’s housing crisis
On Jan. 31, dozens of cities and counties are expected to convert thousands of suburban-style tracts into apartment-ready parcels. Will the state hold them to it?
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State’s end-of-year affordable housing bonanza likely to leave dozens of near-ready projects ‘mothballed’
The state of California has hundreds of millions to spend on affordable housing. Developers say they need billions.
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Speaker Rivas shuffles the leadership deck and YIMBYs win
Robert Rivas, whose California Assembly District 29 stretches from the southern tip of the Salinas Valley up into…