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Buffy Wicks CEQA bill ignites worthy debate
Though far from the only factor, the California Environmental Quality Act, as currently constituted and implemented, has long ...
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New CEQA Reform Bill Would Exempt Many Infill Housing Projects
If approved, housing projects in an infill, urbanized area that meet local zoning standards and are under 20 acres would be ...
Yes in Rivas’ Back Yard
ROB THE BUILDER: Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas is throwing his weight behind a slate of housing affordability legislation — ...
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A California environmental law makes it ‘too damn hard’ to build. But do Democrats have the will to reform it?
The law is a favorite tool among the trade unions, which threaten developers with it to extract concessions. Any CEQA reform ...
This California law made housing too expensive. Here is how to change it | Opinion
The California Environmental Quality Act has required projects to identify impacts and solutions for 55 years. Some housing ...
Tech platforms have an obligation to save California’s local newsrooms | Opinion
Tech platforms have captured the advertising profits that once sustained community newsrooms. Google was just found to have ...
California Advances Social Media Warning Label Bill
A bill that would add a black box warning to social media home screens moved forward in the California Legislature Tuesday, ...
Editorial: California Legislature should drop latest attack on gig workers
People trying to earn a living, especially in this expensive state, should not have to jump through bureaucratic hoops ...
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A California environmental law makes it ‘too damn hard’ to build. But do Democrats have the will to reform it?
But this year, lawmakers are proposing the most sweeping reforms yet. A bill by Oakland Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, AB 609, would exempt most housing built in existing neighborhoods from required ...