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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

CEQA News You Can Use, May 2024 - Volume 9, Issue 1

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

5/23/2024 / California , CEQA , CEQA Reform , Construction Project , Environmental Impact Report (EIR) , Environmental Policies , Public Projects , State and Local Government , Urban Planning & Development

U.S. Supreme Court: Takings Clause Applies to Impact Fees on New Development

The Sheetz v. County of El Dorado decision will create uncertainty in California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and many other states as cities, counties, developers and property owners reexamine whether existing impact fee...more

4/18/2024 / Building Permits , Constitutional Challenges , Construction Project , Fifth Amendment , George Sheetz v County of El Dorado , Impact Fees , Property Owners , Real Estate Development , SCOTUS , Takings Clause , Traffic Impact Assessments

CEQA News You Can Use, December 2023 - Volume 8, 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

12/29/2023 / California , CEQA , Climate Change , Environmental Impact Report (EIR) , Environmental Liability , Environmental Litigation , Environmental Policies , Multi-Family Development , NEPA

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

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

CEQA News You Can Use - August 2023 - Volume 8, Issue 2

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

8/2/2023 / California , CEQA , City of Berkeley , Construction Project , Environmental Impact Report (EIR) , Environmental Policies , Land Developers , State and Local Government , Urban Planning & Development

CEQA News You Can Use - Vol. 8, Issue 1

Noisy college students, the new CEQA impact? Would you be surprised to learn that college students can throw noisy parties? Uh, no, but it may be a surprise that they constitute a potentially significant environmental impact...more

4/10/2023 / California , CEQA , City Planning Departments , Construction Industry , Environmental Impact Report (EIR) , Environmental Policies , Environmental Review , Real Estate Development , State and Local Government , Urban Planning & Development

Will YIGBYs say ‘Hallelujah!’ in 2023?

Supporters of the Yes In God’s Back Yard (YIGBY) movement made a joyful noise this week when California State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced that he was reintroducing legislation to allow by-right development...more

12/12/2022 / Affordable Housing , California , Community Development , Density Bonus , Housing Developers , Housing Market , Proposed Legislation , Real Estate Development , Religious Institutions , Urban Planning & Development

Alleviating Barriers to Housing Development in California

Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Into Law New Efforts to Address the State’s Housing Crisis - On Sept. 28, 2022, California Gov. Gavin Newsom executed this year's housing legislation intended to address the state’s housing crisis....more

10/18/2022 / California , Commercial Leases , Commercial Property Owners , Governor Newsom , Housing Developers , Housing Market , New Legislation , State Legislatures , Warehouses

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