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  • April 2018
Update on Housing Projects in Contra Costa Developers’ Innovative Ways to Help Cities Address the Housing Crisis

The need for more housing—at all levels of affordability—is acute and reflects the demand side of the equation. 

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  • April 2018
California Environmental Law Update

Your toolkit for environmental law just got larger.

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  • April 2018
With 3.3 Parking Space per Car, Why Do We Complain About Parking? Parking Development Requirements Now & Future

How does a developer determine how much onsite parking to provide in their proposed development, the requirements, how the numbers are developed and the potential future of parking? This article focuses on Walnut Creek where I serve as a Transportation Commissioner.

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  • April 2018
The State Wants More In-Law Units: New Policies Favor Accessory Dwelling Units to Combat the Housing Shortage

In 2016 and 2017, the California Legislature enacted a set of reform bills aimed at reducing local restrictions on the building of second units such as in-law units, basement apartments, garage conversions and backyard cottages.

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  • April 2018
Solving California’s Housing Gap Requires Legislation that Respects Local Ordinances

Threads of cooperation weave through several of the bills passed last year and provide an example of the kind of teamwork that the legislature and local communities must build upon to meet common goals.

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  • April 2018
Engineering a Solution to Contra Costa Building Foundations

Buildings, both large and small, are affected and if not addressed, these conditions can often lead to other problems including water damage. Every geology has its challenges.  The following will briefly outline some of the common problematic local soil conditions, and how they are sometimes addressed, and their consequences mitigated.

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