San Benito County Local News: Land Use & Development

In NYT’s “The Farmers Had What the Billionaires Wanted,” we meet a man who wants to build a city in the middle of nowhere, and folks who are slowing him down. For now.

The Conservation Fund purchased the Richmond Ranch on Jan. 22, a 3,653-acre property in southern Santa Clara County.

The city of Gilroy is looking at cracking down on downtown building owners who have covered their vacant storefronts with plywood for an extended amount of time.

High court ruling on "impact fees" could cost local governments millions in revenue for infrastructure.

For the second year, the state is sending out affordable housing subsidy cash in a single, holiday blast.

The Strada Verde Innovation Park project remains stuck in limbo since the approval process was halted earlier this year. Despite a spat that put it in the spotlight, no recent progress has been made to move it forward.

The $3.9 million grant from the California Department of Transportation’s Clean California Local Grant Program will be used to improve the Gourmet and Railroad alleyways between Fourth and Seventh streets by adding lighting, benches, garbage enclosures, bicycle and pedestrian markings, signage and more.