Land Use

California Legislature Passes Bill to Maximize Creation of Public Transportation Infrastructure

Supreme Court of California Weighs In on Blanket Categorization of Well Construction Permit Approvals as Ministerial

Court of Appeal Clarifies Rules for Retaining Emails That are Included in CEQA Records

CEQ Final Rule for Federal Agencies Implementing NEPA

Opening the Golden Door: The Fourth District Shines a Light on CEQA Compliant Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

CEQA Reform in the COVID Era? The California Senate Housing Production Package Moves Forward

Judicial Council Revises Its Deadline for Tolling Civil Statutes of Limitations, Including for CEQA Actions

Recent Recusal Cases Reveal Pitfalls for Land Use Practitioners

Project Approved Pursuant to SB 35 Streamlining Procedures Survives Court Challenge

California Superior Court's Application of SB 35 to Los Altos Development Project Provides Encouragement to Housing Proponents

Recent Changes to CEQA-Related Procedures from COVID-19

Construction of Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly to Continue in Santa Clara County

Court Clarifies Mitigation Needs for Buried Artifacts, Plants, and Trees

Takings Challenge Against San Francisco’s Expedited Conversion Program Dismissed as Unripe

CEQA Update: No Change to Administrative Deadlines, Noticing, or Filing Requirements Following Governor Newsom's 'Stay at Home' Order

Governor Newsom’s 'Stay at Home' Order Allows Construction to Continue, but Many Cities and Counties are Banning Most Construction

Shelter-in-Place Implications for Bay Area Development Projects

Updates to CEQA Technical Advisories on Disaster Response and Housing

Coping with COPA – New San Francisco Law Requires Owners of Certain Apartment Buildings to Offer to Sell to Nonprofits

Court Strikes Down Alameda Impact Fees in Boatworks, LLC v. City of Alameda

SB 50: As Housing Crisis Continues, Senator Weiner Announces Revised Upzoning Legislation

Best Facade Forward

Three Important New Actions Taken By San Francisco Board of Supervisors To Control Medical and Recreational Cannabis Facilities

San Francisco Reworks its Program for Requiring Developers to Assist With Affordable Housing

San Francisco's Tree Ordinance: New Rules Helping Property Owners Taking Effect this July 1

Amendments to the In Law Unit (Accessory Dwelling Unit) Law

Removal Of Housing Units (Legal Or Not) Becomes Even Harder In San Francisco

Prop I May Shut Down Market Rate Housing in the Mission

Moratorium on Conversion of PDR Uses in Central SoMa Plan Area

What the Final New Airbnb Legislation Means for You, Your Tenants and Your Liabilities

As of June 1, 2013, Compliance Required for New Disabled Access Local Rules for Non-Residential Properties, Under San Francisco Administrative Code Section 38

Supreme Court's Koontz Ruling a Victory for Landowners