Los Altos agrees to legal settlement over SB 35 project; developers still pursuing 5-story building
By Bruce Barton, Los Altos Town Crier, November 9, 2021. An incentive for a 4-story project linked with the settlement did not sway developers.
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Wind promises new economic boom for Humboldt County
By Andrew Graham (editorial), Press Democrat, November 9, 2021. Previous investments in land, the current state budget, the new federal infrastructure bill, a deep water harbor with no bridge across it, and plenty of wind energy position Humboldt County for an energy future.
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Two LA Assemblymembers block funds connecting High Speed Rail to Bay Area
By Roger Rudick, Streetsblog Cal, November 8, 2021. A political dispute over rail electrification prevents state matching funds required for further federal support.
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“Save Livermore Downtown” group ordered to post $500,000 bond
By Joseph Geha, Bay Area News Group, November 8, 2021. A Superior Court judge ruled that “the preponderance of evidence supports the conclusion that the [lawsuit was] brought for the purpose of delaying the provision of affordable housing.”
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One of Julia Morgan’s most famous works is open after sitting dormant for 30+ years
By Alissa Walker, Curbed, November 5, 2021. Morgan was the first woman to earn a civil engineering degree from UC Berkeley and the first woman licensed architect in California.
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New California task force focused on housing laws
By Louis Hansen, Mercury News, November 4, 2021. It will consist of 12 lawyers and staff members with experience in land use and development, environmental law and civil rights.
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New reports: Locations and factors favoring successful commercial to residential conversions
From UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation, November 1, 2021. One paper explores why commercial conversion potential in California is minimal absent policy changes, the other identifies a variety of specific factors that promote adaptive reuse.
Does the Bay Area have the water it needs to grow?
By Laura Feinstein and Anne Thebo, San Francisco Examiner, October 29, 2021. A new report suggests improved home plumbing and appliances, water-efficient landscaping, and greater private sector conservation efforts are necessary for growth.
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Congratulations to Tom Ford, Sarah Bernstein Jones, Sofia Mangalam, Lakshmi Rajagopalan, and Melissa Ruhl. Assembled by Hazel (Haeseo) Choi, associate editor.
Cultivating community in San José’s SoFA pocket park
In this December 10, 2021, article in our continuing series by Master’s in Urban Planning students at San José State University, a community considers how an abandoned lot can be repurposed as a pocket park, especially for persons often overlooked in the usual placemaking efforts.
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