Assembly Bill (AB) 130 and Senate Bill (SB) 131, which became effective on June 30, 2025, are designed to bring sweeping change to California housing and infrastructure development across the state.
Key provisions in the...more
7/25/2025
/ Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) ,
Affordable Housing ,
Building Codes ,
CEQA ,
Civil Code ,
Coastal Real Estate ,
Environmental Policies ,
Expedited Approval Process ,
Governor Newsom ,
Grandfathered Obligations ,
Homeowners Association (HOA) ,
Housing Developers ,
Housing Market ,
Infrastructure ,
Land Use Restrictions ,
Mixed-Use Zoning ,
New Legislation ,
Zoning Laws
As in previous years, the California Legislature enacted a large volume of housing production laws in the 2022 session, some of which may have a significant effect on housing production in 2023. ...more
10/11/2022
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Affordable Housing ,
CEQA ,
Colleges ,
Density Bonus ,
Governor Newsom ,
Housing Developers ,
Housing Market ,
LEED Certified ,
Mixed-Use Zoning ,
Parking Lots ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Real Estate Development ,
Student Housing ,
Universities ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Zoning Laws
The California Legislature passed Assembly Bill (AB) 2011 (Wicks), the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022, and Senate Bill (SB) 6 (Caballero), the Middle Class Housing Act of 2022, on Aug. 29, 2022. Both pieces...more
For mixed-use multifamily/commercial buildings, ground floor retail is often sought by urban and city planners to serve the residential uses above and in the surrounding neighborhood, while endeavoring to activate the street...more