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CEQA, one of the biggest obstacles to new housing in California, gets sidelined
With the passage of a state budget-related housing bill, the California Environmental Quality Act will be a non-issue for a decisive swath of urban residential development in California. In practice, that means most new apartment buildings will no longer face the open threat of environmental litigation.
CEQA Reforms Brighten California’s Housing Outlook
Changes to the California Environmental Quality Act came via two trailer bills (AB 130 and SB 131) attached to the state budget. The bills were championed by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, who called the 2025-2026 budget, the “most consequential housing and infrastructure reform in recent state history.”
CEQA reform: Will big changes to landmark California environmental law lower housing prices?
Newsom described the bills as the “most consequential housing reform that we’ve seen in modern history in the state of California.” But the legislation has angered some environmental groups and labor unions. Here are the details: Q: What are the politics behind all this?
The landmark California environmental legislation that lawmakers have voted to walk back will allow for crucial ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers scaled back a law that was vilified for its role in California’s housing shortage and ...
More than 50 years after becoming law, the California Environmental Quality Act has been pared down to streamline ...
La histórica ley ambiental de California fue reformada en Sacramento esta semana, lo que podría significar más viviendas para ...
CEQA is by no means the primary — let alone, the only — reason why the median price of a California home exceeded $900,000 in 2023. But it is unquestionably a contributor to such scarcity ...
After scaling back a landmark environmental law, Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state leaders are hoping for a construction boom.
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Without Newsom's efforts, major reforms to California's stifling environmental laws would have died on the vine.
Housing projects up to 85 feet high on lots in existing neighborhoods, known as infill, are now exempt from environmental ...
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