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Torrance Votes to Leave League of California Cities

10/18/2022 - 4:29 AM By Brittany M.

The City of Torrance is ending its 101-year membership with the League of California Cities, saying the organization has failed in its mission to advocate for local control of land-use and zoning issues.

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La Quinta Nixes Surf Resort Amid Drought

09/27/2022 - 4:45 AM By Brittany M.

Bummer, dude.

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$96 Million Fine Over Angel Stadium Sale Will Pay for Largest Expansion of Affordable Housing in Anaheim History

04/26/2022 - 4:53 AM By Brittany M.
The city has been fined $96 million, which will fund roughly 1,000 affordable housing units around the city.
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California Says Goodbye to Single-Family Zoning

09/21/2021 - 9:28 AM By Brittany M.
Two days after his titanic victory in the September 14 recall election, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed historic legislation that essentially eliminates single-family zoning across the state of California.
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Clovis ordered to plan for 4,425 affordable housing units

05/18/2021 - 7:35 AM By Brittany M.
A win for affordable housing activists.
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LA County Seeks to Return “Bruce’s Beach” to Its Rightful Heirs

04/13/2021 - 4:07 AM By Brittany M.
Manhattan Beach seized the property from a Black family in 1924. Their descendants are about to get it back.
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Newport and Huntington Beach Appeal RHNA Numbers

10/29/2020 - 4:59 AM By Brittany M.

Huntington Beach city leaders voted Monday night to appeal mandated numbers for new housing in the city.

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Contact CalEPA by June 1, 2020 to Stop Vapor Intrusion Guidance Document that Will Thwart Property Development in Your City

05/26/2020 - 9:31 AM By Brittany M.

From Matt Winefield of Winefield & Associates, Inc.

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Supreme Court Upholds Ruling That Allows Homeless to Sleep in Public Places

12/17/2019 - 6:25 AM By Brittany M.
SCOTUS has declined to hear a 9th Circuit Ruling that prohibits cities and counties from enacting camping bans when adequate shelter is unavailable.
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What Cities Should Know About Opportunity Zones

11/19/2019 - 4:00 AM By Brittany M.

In 2017, the United States Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the most consequential piece of tax legislation in 30 years.

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