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Legislature’s Report Captures California’s Permitting Reform Zeitgeist and Creates the Launchpad for More Than 20 New Housing...

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In the summer of 2024, the State Assembly Select Committee on Permitting Reform began convening public hearings, interviews, and forums to understand how to reform land use permitting to address California’s ongoing “housing...more

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Local Law 97 Compliance With Affordable Units

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New York City enacted Local Law 97 in 2019 to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions generated by buildings throughout the City. ...more

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Recap of 2023 CEQA Amendments Now In Effect

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The 2021-2022 Legislative Session was light on CEQA amendments, and once again did not produce any significant reform.  We saw a continued focus on incentivizing affordable and infill developments on the condition that the...more

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Anti-Housing CEQA Lawsuits Filed in 2020 Challenge Nearly 50% of California’s Annual Housing Production

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Holland & Knight Partner Jennifer L. Hernandez, leader of the firm's West Coast Land Use and Environmental Group, recently authored an industry report for the Center for Jobs & The Economy, whose mission is to identify and...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - November 2021 #2

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Biden signs $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law, unlocking funds for transportation, broadband, utilities - CNBC – November 15 - President Joe Biden signed the more than $1 trillion bipartisan...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - February 2021

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Biden executive order lays foundation for restoring fair housing rule - The Real Deal – January 27 - President Joe Biden has taken the first step toward reinstating a fair housing rule that was repealed last year. The...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - December 2020 #2

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Green buildings 'unheralded hero' in emissions fight, experts say - Bullet Smart Cities Dive – December 10 - President-elect Joe Biden's plan to upgrade the buildings sector and make it more energy efficient could be...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - August 2020 #3

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Sea level rise could bring flooding to inland California - Bullet Los Angeles Times – August 17 - Sea level rise is more complicated than just waves breaking over seawalls and beaches disappearing. As the ocean moves...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - July 2020

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ACEEE highlights 10 building energy performance standards to help meet climate goals - Bullet Utility Dive – June 24 - The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released a white paper this Monday...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - June 2020 #4

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San Diego approves new housing blueprint that calls for tripling yearly construction through 2029 - Bullet The San Diego Union-Tribune – June 17 - The San Diego City Council last week unanimously approved a...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - March 2020

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Poor grades for California cities on ADUs - East Bay Times – March 3 - California cities are doing a poor job of encouraging homeowners to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs) amid the housing crisis, despite several...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - October 2019 #2

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Focus - California will limit rent increases under bill signed by Governor Newsom - Los Angeles Times – October 8 - Californians will for the first time have new safeguards against large rent increases after Governor...more

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Five Years in the Making: California is One Step Closer to a Comprehensive Update to the CEQA Guidelines

The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (“OPR”) has spent five years drafting a comprehensive update to 30 sections of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines. The updated text (“Final Text”)...more

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