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The Office of Planning and Research (OPR), created by statute in 1970, is part of the Office of the Governor. OPR serves the Governor and his Cabinet as staff for long-range planning and research, and constitutes the comprehensive state planning agency.

Announcements

Now Available: Annual Planning Survey Results – 2012 Edition  05-03-2012
The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research is pleased to announce the release of the Annual Planning Survey Results 2012 edition (an expanded version of the former California Planners’ Book of Lists). We want to make special note of the exceptional response rate – a full 87% of local governments – to this survey, making it a particularly useful tool. This publication and the Directory of California Planning Agencies replace the Book of Lists. This edition features: an analysis of the results of the 2011 Annual Planning Survey; the results of OPR’s 2011 Annual Planning Survey; a cumulative index of topics asked in previous Annual Planning Surveys; and, status of local General Plans.

Annual Planning Survey Results – 2012 Edition
Data (in Excel)

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Revised Infill Streamlining Guidelines (SB 226)  05-01-2012
The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research is pleased to solicit your input on a revised draft of additions to the CEQA Guidelines developed pursuant to SB 226 (Simitian, 2011). The proposal sets forth a streamlined CEQA review process for infill projects and contains performance standards that will determine an infill project’s eligibility for streamlined review. Comments on the proposal are requested by June 1, 2012. Key documents in this update package, including a summary of the revisions to the initial draft and responses to comments, are available here.

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California Jobs (AB 900) Application Available for Public Review   04-19-2012
Apple Corporation has submitted an application for streamlining environmental review under AB 900 for the project titled "Apple Campus 2".

Apple Campus 2 is available for public review here. The public review period closes on May 18, 2012.

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