California’s latest upzoning law, SB 79, has passed the State Legislature and is now awaiting Governor Gavin Newsom's signature. A major effort is underway to convince Newsom to veto the bill.
A new UC Berkeley report shows SB 9 has failed to spur multi-family housing construction across the state. Frustrated with the slow pace of building, housing advocates could pursue additional legislation that wrestles more local control away from cities.
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.
The Lompoc City Council voted Monday to move forward with an emergency plan to streamline the commercial marijuana permitting process in that city.
Last year, California City News followed the controversial discussion in Pasadena,
We had a chance to sit down with several
A measure currently making its way through the state Legislature would strip counties of their authority to assess takes on airlines, moving that duty instead to the state Board of Equalization.
A city ban on large-capacity magazines in firearms is enforceable, a federal appeals court ruled this week.
