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CEQA News You Can Use - November 2024 - Volume 9, Issue 3

Welcome to “CEQA News You Can Use,” a quarterly production of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP’s Natural Resources lawyers. This publication provides quick, useful bites of CEQA news, which we hope can be a resource to...more

11/5/2024 / California , CEQA , CEQA Reform , Construction Project , Environmental Impact Report (EIR) , Environmental Policies , Public Projects , State and Local Government , State Legislatures , Urban Planning & Development

Another Year, Another Full Slate of Housing Bills in California

On Thursday, Sept. 19, Gov. Newsom signed a package of housing bills designed to address the housing crisis affecting California. Below is a brief summary of key bills....more

9/25/2024 / Affordable Housing , California , CEQA , Governor Newsom , Housing Developers , Housing Market , Real Estate Development , State and Local Government , State Legislatures , Urban Planning & Development

Tackling California’s Housing Crisis via AB 1633

Bill imposes a clock on CEQA review for certain infill housing projects, weakens project opponents' ability to obtain attorney fee awards...more

12/4/2023 / California , Community Development , Housing Developers , Housing Market , New Legislation , Real Estate Development , State and Local Government , Urban Planning & Development

SB 423 Expands and Extends California’s Landmark Housing Streamlining Bill

Bill extends exemption from CEQA and discretionary entitlements for housing projects while adding the Coastal Zone to the mix - If you are having trouble keeping track of all the housing bills in California this year,...more

10/25/2023 / Affordable Housing , California , CEQA , City Planning Departments , Environmental Policies , Governor Newsom , New Legislation , Real Estate Development , State and Local Government , Urban Planning & Development

Missing Middle: Governor Signs Bill to Bolster Middle-Income Housing

On Oct. 11, 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed this year’s slate of housing bills to “incentivize and reduce barriers to housing and support the development of more affordable homes.” Among the 56 bills signed is AB 1287, the...more

10/20/2023 / Affordable Housing , California , Governor Newsom , Housing Market , Low Income Housing , New Legislation , Real Estate Development , State and Local Government , Urban Planning & Development

What’s Happening at the California Capitol? Another Pass at CEQA and Housing Streamlining

In this alert, Brownstein outlines Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest swing at the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and provides the updates (and potentially what to expect) regarding two new bills introduced by Sen. Scott...more

6/5/2023 / California , CEQA , Environmental Impact Report (EIR) , Environmental Policies , Environmental Review , Proposed Legislation , Real Estate Development , State and Local Government , Urban Planning & Development

CEQA News You Can Use - Volume 6, Issue 4

Welcome to “CEQA News You Can Use,” a quarterly production of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck's Natural Resources lawyers. This publication provides quick, useful bites of CEQA news, which we hope can be a resource to your...more

12/31/2021 / California , CEQA , CEQA Reform , Construction Industry , Construction Project , Environmental Impact Report (EIR) , Environmental Policies , Public Projects , State and Local Government , Urban Planning & Development

CEQA News You Can Use - Vol. 5, Issue 4 - December 2020

Welcome to CEQA News You Can Use, a quarterly production of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP’s Natural Resources lawyers. This publication provides quick, useful bites of CEQA news, which we hope can be a resource to your...more

12/30/2020 / Appeals , CA Supreme Court , CEQA , Environmental Impact Report (EIR) , Environmental Policies , State and Local Government , Urban Planning & Development

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