Effective July 1, 2024, the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) was renamed to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI). The announcement from the Governor’s Office regarding this...more
On September 7, 2023, the Governor signed Assembly Bill 1307 (AB 1307), which provides that noise generated by occupants of residential projects is not a significant effect on the environment under the California...more
Opinion requiring local agency to give notice on meeting agenda of CEQA exemption determined by staff is no longer binding precedent, but some CEQA actions must still be agendized -
On February 15, 2023, the California...more
Plan Seeks to Achieve Carbon Neutrality and Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions -
On December 15, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved its Final 2022 Scoping Plan Update (Scoping Plan or Plan). The...more
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Announces Annual Adjustments -
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced an increase in filing fees for all California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)...more
CEQA Finding of Exemption to be Listed on an Agency’s Agenda for its Public Meetings -
In G.I. Industries v. City of Thousand Oaks, the Second District Court of Appeal recently held that the City Council’s approval of a...more
BB&K's New Law Guidance for a Happy New Year -
In Part Three of our “In With the New” series, BB&K covers important new legislation related to CEQA, development fees, housing, planning, zoning, public contracts and waste...more
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Announces Annual Adjustments -
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced an increase in filing fees for all California Environmental Quality Act...more
Confirms Reduction in Parking Considered Social Impact Rather Than Environmental -
The Second Appellate District Court of Appeal has upheld approval of a recreational improvements/ecological restoration project despite the...more
Court Raises the Bar on Appeals Following Voluntary Dismissal -
A plaintiff may not avoid arbitration and manufacture appellate jurisdiction simply by voluntarily dismissing his claims, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of...more