A catch-all provision in the County’s encroachment permit checklist requiring “[o]ther information as may be required” violated the Permit Streamlining Act because it failed to specify required information with sufficient...more
2/16/2026
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CEQA ,
Construction Permits ,
County Planning Commissions ,
Land Use Restrictions ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Permits ,
Real Estate Development ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rent Control ,
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Tax Assessment ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Zoning Laws
Texas’ SB 6, signed earlier this year, establishes a statutory framework for managing the growth of large loads in the state. ...more
12/23/2025
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Data Centers ,
Infrastructure ,
Interconnections ,
Net Metering ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Texas ,
Transmission Planning
A new California Senate bill (SB 1103 or the Bill) provides commercial tenant protections by amending several sections of the California Civil Code relating to commercial tenancy. These statutory protections will apply...more
12/24/2024
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Civil Code ,
Commercial Leases ,
Landlords ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rent ,
Residential Leases ,
Statutory Requirements ,
Tenants
Los Angeles’ United to House LA Measure (Measure ULA), enacted by city voters in November 2022, implements a significant new transfer tax on high-value real estate transfers or sales throughout the city of Los Angeles....more
Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 205 into law on June 30, 2022. This legislative effort significantly expands the California Energy Commission (CEC)’s jurisdiction and encourages the development of new clean energy projects....more
7/18/2022
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Capital Investments ,
CEQA ,
Clean Energy ,
Energy Storage ,
Governor Newsom ,
Infrastructure ,
Solar Energy ,
Transmission Lines ,
Wind Power
In the wake of the July 24 expiration of the 120-day moratorium on residential evictions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued an order (CDC order)...more
9/22/2020
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Executive Orders ,
Grace Period ,
Landlords ,
Low Income Housing ,
Moratorium ,
Notice Requirements ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
Residential Property Owners ,
State and Local Government ,
Tenants ,
Trump Administration
Shortly after the shelter-in-place orders first went into effect this spring, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order allowing, but not requiring, local governments to impose temporary limitations on...more
9/16/2020
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Eviction ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Newsom ,
Landlords ,
Moratorium ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
State and Local Government ,
Tenants
While some states (such as Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Montana, and Oklahoma) have commenced, or will soon commence, phased or soft business reopenings, other jurisdictions (including the six San Francisco Bay Area...more
Last month, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order which allows, but does not require, local governments to impose temporary limitations on residential and commercial evictions in certain COVID-19-related situations....more
4/17/2020
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Eviction ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Newsom ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Real Estate Market ,
Rent ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
State and Local Government ,
Tenants
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, we are facing stressful and rapidly changing times trying to combat the pandemic—the president invoked the Stafford Act and declared a national emergency; Center for Disease...more