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HUD seeks to roll back 2015 rule on housing desegregation -
ABC News – January 7 -
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) took steps this Tuesday to roll back the 2015 Affirmatively...more
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San Diego residential developers must build more low-income units under new law -
The San Diego-Union Tribune – December 10 -
San Diego will require developers of housing projects to build more low-income...more
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New San Diego proposal goes beyond housing to seek ‘complete communities’ -
The San Diego-Union Tribune – December 5 -
San Diego officials say they want to begin taking a more holistic approach to solving the...more
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Why these hospitals have committed $700 million for affordable housing -
Next City – December 3 -
As the links between physical health and community wealth and vitality become increasingly clear, 14 regional...more
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L.A. leaders propose creating 'anti-displacement zones' around luxury housing developments -
Los Angeles Daily News – November 14 -
The Los Angeles City Council voted this week to start the process of...more
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Coastal counties could see significantly more growth under a new state plan -
Los Angeles Magazine – November 12 -
Last week, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) approved a plan to build...more
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Apple pledges $2.5 billion to combat California's housing crisis -
NPR – November 4 -
Apple is pledging $2.5 billion to confront California's housing crisis, in a bid to help the state ease a situation that...more
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Huntington Beach denies it is ‘anti-housing’ after group sues over rejection of 48-unit project -
Los Angeles Times – October 29 -
Huntington Beach’s city attorney is disputing a nonprofit organization’s...more
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Los Angeles City Council approves moratorium on evictions ahead of January 1 -
Los Angeles Times – October 22 -
The Los Angeles City Council this Tuesday approved an emergency moratorium on evictions to stop...more
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Mayors announce Global Green New Deal at C40 Summit -
Smart Cities Dive – October 10 -
Ninety-four mayors announced their support of a Global Green New Deal at the C40 Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark,...more
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California will limit rent increases under bill signed by Governor Newsom -
Los Angeles Times – October 8 -
Californians will for the first time have new safeguards against large rent increases after Governor...more
California ranks second in ACEEE's State Energy Efficiency Scorecard -
U.S. News & World Report – October 1 -
Massachusetts is leading the nation's clean energy efforts for the ninth year in a row, according to the 13th...more
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Investors and bond-rating analysts are working to quantify risks from climate change -
Urban Land – September 20 -
Real estate investors and analysts who rate local government bonds already are grappling with...more
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California lawmakers move to reinstate and revamp local affordable housing program -
Los Angeles Times – September 11 -
California lawmakers have approved a bid to renew a program that pumped hundreds of millions...more
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California lawmakers pass sweeping rent cap bill -
The Mercury News – September 11 -
In a significant victory for California renters struggling to find affordable housing, state lawmakers this Wednesday sent...more
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California Supreme Court reinforces CEQA’s definition of a project -
Allen Matkins – August 26 -
In Union of Medical Marijuana Patients, Inc. v. City of San Diego, the California Supreme Court considered the...more
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Amid housing crisis, Culver City is the latest city to cap rents -
Los Angeles Times – August 13 -
Culver City approved a temporary rent control measure this Tuesday, capping annual increases to 3 percent in...more
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Inventory of zero energy residences skyrockets in North America -
Energy Manager Today – August 6 -
The market for residential zero energy buildings continues to show growth across the United States and Canada,...more
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California court rejects zoning uniformity claims -
Allen Matkins – August 1 -
In Sacramentans for Fair Planning v. City of Sacramento, published on July 18, 2019, the California Court of Appeal rejected challenges...more
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San Diego approves 5G cell antenna regulations -
San Diego Union-Tribune – July 23 -
San Diego has approved aggressive new cell antenna regulations in preparation for the wireless industry rolling out advanced 5G...more
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Protesters target L.A. over skid row zoning plan -
Los Angeles Times – July 16 -
A coalition of advocates, including the Los Angeles Community Action Network and the Inner City Law Center, on Tuesday accused Los...more
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California Senate approves homelessness and housing bill Associated Press – July 1 -
The California Senate approved on Monday what some lawmakers have called a carrot-and-stick approach to the state’s housing crunch...more
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Google puts up $1 billion to fight housing crisis in its Bay Area backyard -
San Francisco Chronicle – June 18 -
Google announced on Tuesday that, over the next decade, it will establish a $250 million...more
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Climate change poses 'high risk' to federal spending: GAO -
The Hill – June 11 -
Climate change poses a high risk to federal spending, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) re-affirmed in a biannual report on...more
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Los Angeles homelessness rises sharply as housing crisis deepens -
Reuters – June 4 -
Los Angeles County’s homeless population has swelled by 12 percent during the past year as a shortage of affordable housing...more