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The Opportunity Zone program (the “OZ Incentive Program”), launched under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, was designed to spur economic development in distressed communities by offering tax incentives to investors. As part of...more
FY26 Budget Negotiations Entering HOME Stretch - Thursday marks the final opportunity for the City Council to advance bills—including those tied to Mayor Cherelle Parker’s $6.7 billion proposed budget and Housing...more
On April 21, 2025, the New York City Planning Commission (CPC) certified the city-led Long Island City Neighborhood Plan, known as OneLIC, into public review. OneLIC seeks to build on Long Island City’s status as one of...more
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has released a rezoning plan to allow taller buildings along transit routes from the Marina to the Sunset and Richmond districts, changes he said would accommodate 36,000 new housing units...more
The Community Redevelopment Act of 1969 authorizes counties and municipalities to create CRAs as a means for redeveloping slums and blighted areas in the community. Once created, CRAs adopt a Community Redevelopment Plan...more
In his 2025 State of the State Address on January 14, 2025, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy highlighted his administration's push for significant reform of the state's zoning and permitting laws. ...more
AB 1893 (Wicks) is currently making its way through the legislature and would modify the Builder's Remedy under the Housing Accountability Act (HAA). This legal alert summarizes the significant amendments made to AB 1893 in...more
Christmas in March? Yes, if you are a lawmaker (particularly a Senator), you are likely to be getting all sorts of presents. Committees trimmed trees from morning till evening on Tuesday while the chambers were in...more
Recognizing that Downtown San Francisco is “struggling” post-pandemic, State Senator Scott Wiener has announced new legislation to exempt certain projects in the area from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review...more
Supporters of the Yes In God’s Back Yard (YIGBY) movement made a joyful noise this week when California State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced that he was reintroducing legislation to allow by-right development...more
Sheppard Mullin is pleased to share the first issue of our quarterly LA Land Use Digest, featuring: updates on the latest legislation from the region (The Council File); exemplary, forthcoming projects (In the Pipeline); and...more
The 2021–2022 California Legislative Session closed on August 31 and was dominated by further efforts to address the state’s continued housing crisis. The flurry of major legislation passed by the Legislature and now on the...more
In the second Insight in our series on the planning changes in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (the first was on the proposed changes to local plans), we examine the proposed new Infrastructure Levy that will...more
A group of bipartisan senators and representatives on April 7, 2022, introduced The Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension, and Improvement Act (the Act). If enacted later this year, this legislation would be the first...more
In 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts (TCJA) created a capital gains investing program aimed at revitalizing impoverished neighborhoods in the United States, known as “Qualified Opportunity Zones.” The purpose of this program...more
On March 30, 2022, Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing introduced Bill 109, which would create the More Housing for Everyone Act, 2022. If passed by the legislature, this legislation will significantly...more
On Friday, November 12, 2021, the Association of Bay Area Government’s (“ABAG’s) Administrative Committee formally denied 27 out of 28 appeals of draft housing allocations filed by local jurisdictions within the Bay Area...more
Since January 2021, multiple proposals were introduced in the New York State legislature to permit underutilized hotel and/or office buildings, many of which have become financially distressed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to...more
As the budget stalemate nears its second month, new budget proposals emerged from the General Assembly. The next few weeks could see attempts at piecemeal budgets and tax rebates. In other news, high profile and controversial...more
In the absence of an enacted budget for fiscal year 2019-2020, Legislators passed a number of bills appropriating money for various purposes this week. They also acted on bills on other topics....more
Update to NMTC Compliance FAQs - On March 29, 2019, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) updated the NMTC Certification, Compliance, Monitoring, and Evaluation FAQs for the New Markets Tax...more
The California legislative session is currently underway, and several bills related to housing creation are being considered through the committee hearing process. Legislators representing San Francisco and other Bay Area...more
A bill that would authorize tax credits for investments in an Ohio Opportunity Zone received support from the Summit County Executive and the Greater Cleveland Partnership, Gongwer reports. ...more
The Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition (MAHC) held its annual Housing Day in Annapolis today. The event brings together over 200 affordable rental housing advocates to inform legislators of the value of affordable...more
As another year draws near its close, a number of notable recent CEQA developments in both the legislative and regulatory arenas have occurred that bear mention. SB 35 (Wiener), perhaps the “poster child” of the numerous...more