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DOE orders sweeping review of Trump energy efficiency rules - The Hill – February 19 - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will review several of the Trump administration’s most controversial energy rules, teeing up a...more
California lawmakers vote to extend COVID-19 eviction protections through June - Los Angeles Times – January 28 - Californians facing financial hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic will be protected from eviction...more
Governor Newsom pledges extra $200 million for homeless housing - Bullet The Mercury News – October 26 - Governor Gavin Newsom announced a $200 million boost to his Project Homekey homeless housing fund in San Jose...more
Focus - Why these hospitals have committed $700 million for affordable housing - Next City – December 3 - As the links between physical health and community wealth and vitality become increasingly clear, 14 regional...more
Focus - L.A. leaders propose creating 'anti-displacement zones' around luxury housing developments - Los Angeles Daily News – November 14 - The Los Angeles City Council voted this week to start the process of...more
Focus - Apple pledges $2.5 billion to combat California's housing crisis - NPR – November 4 - Apple is pledging $2.5 billion to confront California's housing crisis, in a bid to help the state ease a situation that...more
Focus - Huntington Beach denies it is ‘anti-housing’ after group sues over rejection of 48-unit project - Los Angeles Times – October 29 - Huntington Beach’s city attorney is disputing a nonprofit organization’s...more
Focus - Los Angeles City Council approves moratorium on evictions ahead of January 1 - Los Angeles Times – October 22 - The Los Angeles City Council this Tuesday approved an emergency moratorium on evictions to stop...more
Focus - Mayors announce Global Green New Deal at C40 Summit - Smart Cities Dive – October 10 - Ninety-four mayors announced their support of a Global Green New Deal at the C40 Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark,...more
Focus - California will limit rent increases under bill signed by Governor Newsom - Los Angeles Times – October 8 - Californians will for the first time have new safeguards against large rent increases after Governor...more
California ranks second in ACEEE's State Energy Efficiency Scorecard - U.S. News & World Report – October 1 - Massachusetts is leading the nation's clean energy efforts for the ninth year in a row, according to the 13th...more
Focus - California lawmakers move to reinstate and revamp local affordable housing program - Los Angeles Times – September 11 - California lawmakers have approved a bid to renew a program that pumped hundreds of millions...more
Focus - California lawmakers pass sweeping rent cap bill - The Mercury News – September 11 - In a significant victory for California renters struggling to find affordable housing, state lawmakers this Wednesday sent...more
Focus - Amid housing crisis, Culver City is the latest city to cap rents - Los Angeles Times – August 13 - Culver City approved a temporary rent control measure this Tuesday, capping annual increases to 3 percent in...more
Focus - Inventory of zero energy residences skyrockets in North America - Energy Manager Today – August 6 - The market for residential zero energy buildings continues to show growth across the United States and Canada,...more
Focus - San Diego approves 5G cell antenna regulations - San Diego Union-Tribune – July 23 - San Diego has approved aggressive new cell antenna regulations in preparation for the wireless industry rolling out advanced 5G...more
Focus - Protesters target L.A. over skid row zoning plan - Los Angeles Times – July 16 - A coalition of advocates, including the Los Angeles Community Action Network and the Inner City Law Center, on Tuesday accused Los...more
Focus - California Senate approves homelessness and housing bill Associated Press – July 1 - The California Senate approved on Monday what some lawmakers have called a carrot-and-stick approach to the state’s housing crunch...more
Focus - Google puts up $1 billion to fight housing crisis in its Bay Area backyard - San Francisco Chronicle – June 18 - Google announced on Tuesday that, over the next decade, it will establish a $250 million...more
Focus - San Jose City Council approves taller buildings - The Mercury News - March 12 - After more than a decade of debate over how tall buildings in the nation’s 10th largest city should stand, San Jose’s notoriously...more
Land Use and Development Case Summaries (short form) - 1. PLANNING AND ZONING - CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE V. CITY OF MORENO VALLEY, 26 Cal. App. 5th 689 (2018) - Based on the language and...more
Sustainable Development Focus - A moonshot for solving America’s water crisis - U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT - Jan 4 The Energy Department last month declared that it is spending $100 million over the next five years to...more
Sustainable Development Focus - Los Angeles County approves development of 19,000 homes at Tejon Ranch - KTLA - Dec 11 The conflict between the need for more housing in California and the danger of building in...more
FERC Shares Best Practices for Stakeholder Outreach in Gas Project Permitting - The dramatic increase in domestic energy production over the past several years has resulted in the involvement of the Federal Energy...more