Developers and land use attorneys say a relatively new law that exempts certain projects from environmental reviews and ...

In response to public-health concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-54-20 (Order) on April 22, 2020. Among its provisions, the Order ...

For a long time, one of the central tensions in California land use law has been the uneasy relationship between Housing ...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent signing of two bills limiting the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, could pave the way for more housing developments in Los Gatos, a town with a significant ...

Liz is a marine biologist, environmental regulation specialist, and science writer. She has previously studied Antarctic fish, seaweed, and marine coastal ecology. A project is defined under CEQA ...

Research from the University of California, Berkeley, indicates that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review ...

Editor’s note: Click here to view a chart of the CEQA process produced by Dana Beigel Designs for the Pacific Research Institute. A full page version of this chart was published in print in the Sunday ...

Californians understand we’re facing a crisis in housing. Our cities are ready to be partners in solving it. But process matters. Transparency matters. And when legislation that dramatically reshapes ...

The major overhaul of California's development-killing environmental review law heading to the ballot. Landlords and the Justice Department's wrangling over a settlement for eviction moratorium losses ...

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's issue includes stories on: The major overhaul of California's development-killing environmental review law heading to the ballot ...