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California Budget Bills Plug Holes to Stop Certain Projects from Sinking

This is the 10th update in our series covering AB 130 and SB 131, two bills that work substantive changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California housing law....more

8/4/2025 / Affordable Housing , California , CEQA , New Legislation , Real Estate Development , Regulatory Reform , State and Local Government , Urban Planning & Development , Zoning Laws

New Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation—Abundance or Another Bagel Topping?

This is the fifth update in our series covering AB 130 and SB 131, two bills that work substantive changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California housing law....more

7/22/2025 / Affordable Housing , California , CEQA , Environmental Policies , New Legislation , Proposed Legislation , Real Estate Development , Rulemaking Process , State Legislatures , Urban Planning & Development

CEQA Infill Exemptions and “Near Miss” Streamlining—A Concrete Fix for California’s Housing Crisis?

Note: This is the second update in our series covering AB 130 and SB 131, two bills that work substantive changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California housing law....more

7/17/2025 / Affordable Housing , California , CEQA , Environmental Policies , Exemptions , Housing Market , New Legislation , Real Estate Development , Regulatory Reform , Urban Planning & Development

Major Changes to CEQA and California Housing Law Approved by Gov. Newsom

On June 30, 2025, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two budget trailer bills—AB 130 and SB 131—that together work major changes both to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California housing law. Because these bills...more

7/11/2025 / Affordable Housing , California , CEQA , Governor Newsom , Housing Developers , Housing Market , New Legislation , Regulatory Reform , State and Local Government , Urban Planning & Development

CEQA News You Can Use - November 2024 - Volume 9, 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

11/5/2024 / California , CEQA , CEQA Reform , Construction Project , Environmental Impact Report (EIR) , Environmental Policies , Public Projects , State and Local Government , State Legislatures , Urban Planning & Development

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

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

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

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