News & Analysis as of

State and Local Government › Urban Planning & Development › Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Alston & Bird

Land Use Matters | July 2025 | CEQA Appellate Decisions & Other Legal Developments

Alston & Bird on

City of Los Angeles Planning Department - Annual Increase to Planning Applications and Affordable Housing Linkage Fees - On July 1, 2024, the annual increases to the Planning and Land Use Fees and the Affordable Housing...more

Alston & Bird

Land Use Matters February 2025 | CEQA Appellate Decisions & Other Legal Developments

Alston & Bird on

Los Angeles County - Executive Order Streamlines Path to Rebuild Homes, Businesses, and Communities Destroyed by Los Angeles Firestorms - In response to the multiple firestorms in Los Angeles County that started on January 7,...more

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 4.04.24

Allen Matkins on

Two bills proposed to modify the Builder’s Remedy are currently making their way through the State Legislature. As currently proposed, AB 1893 (Wicks) would (i) reduce the required percentage of (lower income) affordable...more

Holland & Knight LLP

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

Holland & Knight LLP on

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

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - March 2022

Allen Matkins on

DOE launches partnership to cut in half building and factory emissions by 2030 - S&P Global – February 28 - U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will partner with public and private stakeholders to develop ways to slash greenhouse...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - March 2021 #3

Allen Matkins on

Deb Haaland confirmed as first Native American Cabinet secretary - NPR – March 15 - Deb Haaland, a member of New Mexico's Laguna Pueblo, has become the first Native American Cabinet secretary in U.S. history. The...more

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - August 2020 #2

Allen Matkins on

L.A. aims to increase affordable housing with proposed zoning changes - Daily Breeze – August 6 - The Los Angeles Department of City Planning last Thursday released plans for an incentive-based zoning system for...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont Legislative Update 02-28-2020 - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on

Renewable bill would raise rates by up to 10 percent per year - The Senate Finance and Natural Resources and Energy committees took testimony this week on S.267, a bill to increase to 100 percent the renewable energy...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Act 250 Commission Recommendations for Change - “There is nothing permanent but change.” - Heraclitus

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on

On January 11, 2019, the Commission on Act 250 issued its final report making its recommendations, along with draft legislation proposing those changes. In 2017, the Vermont General Assembly created the Commission on Act...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

Assemblyman Chiu Unveils AB 3037 Community Redevelopment Proposal

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass on

Assemblyman David Chiu has unveiled his long-promised legislation to establish a modified version of the state’s former redevelopment program, aimed at creating major state funding for affordable housing, transit, and other...more

10 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide