On June 30, 2025, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 130 (AB 130) and Senate Bill 131 (SB 131), two budget trailer bills that significantly modify the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), effective immediately. The...more
Plan Seeks to Achieve Carbon Neutrality and Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions -
On December 15, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved its Final 2022 Scoping Plan Update (Scoping Plan or Plan). The...more
CEQA Finding of Exemption to be Listed on an Agency’s Agenda for its Public Meetings -
In G.I. Industries v. City of Thousand Oaks, the Second District Court of Appeal recently held that the City Council’s approval of a...more
BB&K's New Law Guidance for a Happy New Year -
In Part Three of our “In With the New” series, BB&K covers important new legislation related to CEQA, development fees, housing, planning, zoning, public contracts and waste...more
Confirms Reduction in Parking Considered Social Impact Rather Than Environmental -
The Second Appellate District Court of Appeal has upheld approval of a recreational improvements/ecological restoration project despite the...more
Assembly Bill No. 819 (AB 819), was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on July 16, and will become effective Jan. 1, 2022. AB 819 changes certain notice and filing requirements under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)....more