California
In Missouri, Oklahoma, Colorado and Beyond, a Surprising new Housing Model is Making Gentrification Pay Back
Each Mixed-Income Neighborhood Trust focuses on preventing displacement and capturing the benefits of rising property values for neighborhood residents.
California Caps HOA Fines at $100
Lawmakers say the new rule is a win for fairness and affordability for the 65% of the state’s homeowners governed by homeowners associations
Skateboards, Engagement Rings, and Prosthetic Legs: Inside the Sometimes Weird World of LA Metro Lost and Found
The system’s four-person team handles roughly 15,000 lost items every year.
Electric Caltrain Will Earn $1 Million/Year Returning Power to the Grid
The train returns 23% of the power it generates to the state’s grid, powering homes and businesses along its route.
Underground Power Lines, Reinforced Water Systems — Four Ways to Fireproof LA
A new UCLA report highlights strategies to strengthen Los Angeles’s water and power systems amid growing climate threats.
‘California Forever’ Funders Have a New Idea: Take Over an Existing Town
After nixing a plan to build a new city from whole cloth in Solano County, the tech industry leaders behind California Forever want to build their community as an expansion of Suisun City.
Remote Work is Dying in the Bay Area — and Tech is Leading the Charge
Roughly two-thirds of Bay Area workers are back in the office full-time.
A Wealthy California Suburb Wants to Cut its First Affordable Housing Development by Two Thirds — and Could set a Precedent
Los Altos Hills wants to alter its housing element to limit proposed new housing, a move that could run afoul of state law.
New California Law Allows 9-Story Buildings Near Transit
Gov. Newsom signed a low that overrides local zoning laws in the state’s biggest counties to allow for larger buildings near rail or rapid bus stations.
Sinking Into Wetlands, This Northern California Highway Needs a Rescue
A plan to elevate the roadway and restore adjacent wetlands could take decades to complete.
San Francisco Bans Living in RVs, Offers Chatbot for Assistance
The city is testing an AI tool to support its understaffed outreach services department, but advocates worry it won’t be accessible to many vehicle dwellers.
Data: San Francisco Traffic Cameras Reduce Speeding by 72%
The city’s automated enforcement program has led to a dramatic drop in speeding at camera locations.
San Francisco Rents are Spiking Faster Than Anywhere Else in the US. Here's Why.
Resurgent demand and a low vacancy rate is driving up rents in San Francisco despite national rent prices dropping by 1 percent since last year.
LA is Finally Tackling its Concrete Problem
L.A. County is launching an Urban Natureways initiative that will convert flood channels and utility corridors into interconnected greenways to boost climate resilience, equity, and community vitality.
Los Angeles County Could Launch New Water Taxi for Olympic Visitors
Long Beach is considering a new water taxi service to offer a sustainable alternative to driving for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, but the region remains far from a ‘car-free’ Olympics.
LA-to-Vegas High-Speed Rail Cost Jumps by $5.5 Billion
Brightline West is asking USDOT for a $6 billion loan to help cover rising costs.
San Diego County ADUs Account for Over 30% of New Housing Permits
A now-expired incentive helped boost ADU applications since 2021 while larger housing projects have stalled.
The Rise of Crowdfunded Real Estate
Enabled by provisions in the JOBS Act of 2012 that allow smaller scale investing, community members are becoming co-owners of local real estate projects.
Bay Area's 'Most Recovered' Rail Line Expands North
Among the San Francisco Bay Area's 27 transit systems, one rail line stands out for recovered pre-pandemic ridership: the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District. Now it's headed 9 miles north to Healdsburg.
Bay Area Transit Tax Measure Awaits Governor's Signature
A 5-county sales tax measure to head-off the 'fiscal cliffs' facing Bay Area transit agencies may appear on the November 2026 ballot in what would likely be Regional Measure 4. A signature-gathering effort could reduce the voter threshold to 50% + 1.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
