Though far from the only factor, the California Environmental Quality Act, as currently constituted and implemented, has long ...

If approved, housing projects in an infill, urbanized area that meet local zoning standards and are under 20 acres would be ...

The California Environmental Quality Act has required projects to identify impacts and solutions for 55 years. Some housing ...

But this year, lawmakers are proposing the most sweeping reforms yet. A bill by Oakland Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, AB 609, ...

ROB THE BUILDER: Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas is throwing his weight behind a slate of housing affordability legislation — ...

AB-609 would make environmental impact reports a thing of the past for most new housing projects across the state.

Tech platforms have captured the advertising profits that once sustained community newsrooms. Google was just found to have ...

People trying to earn a living, especially in this expensive state, should not have to jump through bureaucratic hoops ...

A bill that would add a black box warning to social media home screens moved forward in the California Legislature Tuesday, ...

Authored by Assemblymembers Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) and Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), AB 1340 would allow drivers to create a union and negotiate contracts with industry leaders like Uber and Lyft. “All ...