California’s relentless drought has many questioning if human activity—from water mismanagement to greenhouse gas ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom had demanded changes to address the state’s housing crisis, a philosophical shift for Democratic leaders.

Across the U.S., ten states are losing forest land faster than ever due to logging, wildfires, and development. From ...

To pass the budget, state legislatures would have to approve a bill reducing the role of the California Environmental Quality ...

The notion of controlling development and limiting suburban sprawl is finding some traction in pockets of the Sun Belt and ...

Final phase begins for the world's largest wildlife bridge, the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in California.

For much of the past half century, suburban sprawl across the Sun Belt was a kind ... The perception of the Sun Belt as the anti-California used to be accurate. In a recent paper, two urban economists ...

California's new CEQA-related trailer bills AB 130 and AB 131 aim to streamline environmental review for housing, but critics ...

Newsom’s signature on a $321 billion state budget is “contingent” on “legislation to cut red tape and unleash housing,” a ...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a 2025 state budget that includes CEQA reforms to speed up housing development, which is seen as ...

Years of drought forced the city to rethink its water usage and, almost under the radar, to remake its identity.

San Francisco uniquely offers the joy of serendipity — a reminder that you're not alone, that your people are close by. It ...