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Land Use Matters August 2024 – CEQA Appellate Decisions & Other Legal Developments

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City of Los Angeles - Increase to Planning Applications and Affordable Housing Linkage Fees - On July 1, 2024, the fee for planning and land use applications increased by 3.5% based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban...more

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Student Housing P3s: A Model for Local Government Workforce Housing Solutions?

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For many years now, colleges and universities have looked to public-private partnerships (P3s) as the vehicle for delivering modern, apartment-style student housing facilities with quality amenities that enhance the overall...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

California Supreme Court Upholds UC Berkeley’s Long Range Development Plan and People’s Park Housing Project Approvals

The California Supreme Court recently upheld the Environmental Impact Report (“EIR”) for the Long Range Development Plan (“LRDP”) for the University of California Berkeley (“UC Berkeley”) and a controversial housing project...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 6.10.24

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A California Supreme Court ruling will allow student housing at University of California to be built at Berkeley's historic People's Park. In February 2023, a state appeals court in San Francisco had sided with the opponents,...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 3.19.24

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The Los Angeles Superior Court issued a highly anticipated ruling on March 4, 2024, addressing a Builder’s Remedy project denial by the City of La Cañada Flintridge. The decision confirms (i) that a local jurisdiction cannot...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

What We’re Reading, Watching, and Listening To: December 2023

San Francisco - Can Free Rent Jump-Start a Downtown San Francisco Revival? Pop-Up Retailers Say Maybe (SF Standard): Nearly halfway into the three-month program, called Vacant to Vibrant, stakeholders say it has breathed...more

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The Continued Use of P3s in Higher Education

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In periods characterized by economic uncertainty or instability, it isn’t uncommon for public projects to quickly lose or divert essential funding for development or improvements in infrastructure. Many times, public works...more

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California's 2023 Housing Laws: What You Need to Know

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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

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School District May Assess Fees Based on General Type of Development and Need Not Consider Subtypes

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A school district may impose reasonable school impact fees based on the general type of development, regardless of whether the specific subtype of development will or will not generate new students. AMCAL Chico, LLC v. Chico...more

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National P3 Update

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We posted our first installment of the National P3 Update, focusing on higher education and social infrastructure P3s in May. Here is the latest on those projects, and new P3s that have emerged since then....more

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Actualización del sector P3 nacional: educación superior e infraestructura social

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En el pasado escribimos sobre cómo el modelo de entrega de proyectos de asociaciones público-privadas (public-private partnerships, P3) puede y debe usarse para cumplir con las necesidades de infraestructura. ...more

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New State Density Bonus for Student Housing Takes Effect

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As of January 1, State law offers a new density bonus to qualifying student housing developments. The legislation (Senate Bill 1227) is one of several bills the Legislature has passed over the last two years to address...more

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Town vs. Gown - How Land Use and Environmental Laws Mediate Disputes Between Universities, Colleges and Communities

There are more than 150 four-year colleges and universities currently operating in the State of California. From the University of California’s nine campuses, to the California State University’s 23 campuses, and the more...more

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Downtown Parking Lot Facelift Starts With The Collective

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Construction is underway for one of the first of many development projects slated for downtown surface parking lots owned by the Goodman family's Downtown Development Group (www.ddgportland.com). Due to open in fall of 2018,...more

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