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Solving For The Middle-income Housing Gap

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Workforce housing (also referred to as middle-income or essential housing) is becoming a central focus for communities across the country. Whether you’re a city, town, village, housing authority, developer, or part of the...more

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2025 CEQA Reforms: What Developers Need to Know

Governor Gavin Newsom signed two budget trailer bills on June 30, 2025, enacting the most substantial reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in over five decades....more

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Wait, What? Major Changes to CEQA Slip into Law via Deft Maneuvering

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Much is discussed every year in the Legislature about how the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) needs reform. But the calls for change nearly always fail, aside from a few tinkering changes. This year is...more

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California Real Estate Developers Optimistic About CEQA Reform

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On June 30, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 130 (AB 130) and Senate Bill 131 (SB 131), legislation that contains significant changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

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

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Major pro-housing CEQA reform legislation signed into California law

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On June 30, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 130 (AB 130) and Senate Bill 131 (SB 131), both of which took effect immediately....more

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New CEQA Exemptions in 2025: Streamlining Housing & Infrastructure Development in California

On Monday, June 30, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two bills, AB 130 and SB 131, which provide new exemptions from, and streamlines the process, under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). AB 130...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

California Legislature Enacts Significant Revisions To CEQA

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

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New York Note: FY26 Budget Passage, City Legislation, Brooklyn Power 100

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On June 30, the City Council formally adopted the $115.9 billion FY 2026 budget. The budget includes funding to pilot a new free child care program for children under 2 years old, along with a significant increase in City...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 7.7.25

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On June 30, 2025, Governor Newsom signed two budget trailer bills into law: Assembly Bill 130 and Senate Bill 131, which reform the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) effective immediately. As explained by the...more

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California Enacts Landmark CEQA Reforms to Accelerate Housing and Infrastructure Development

AB 130 focuses on streamlining the approval of urban-infill housing. SB 131 complements AB 130 by removing CEQA hurdles for a broader range of project types and land use decisions. CEQA exemptions do not override local zoning...more

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California Pushes ‘Abundance’ Agenda With Major CEQA Reforms for Housing and Select Infrastructure

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On June 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two budget trailer bills that deliver the most significant and sweeping reform of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in the 55-year history of this far-reaching...more

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Seismic Changes to CEQA?

The long-standing third rail of California politics, the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), has finally been touched, in a major win for proponents of the anti-NIMBY "Yes In My Back Yard" movement ("YIMBY"). On...more

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Effective Immediately: California Adopts Consequential Reforms to CEQA and Other Laws to Speed Housing Production

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On June 30, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two budget trailer bills, which prove to be the most consequential reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) in the law’s 55-year history. Governor...more

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2025 Updates to Florida's Live Local Act

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill (SB) 1730 on June 23, 2025, amending the Live Local Act (2025 Live Local Act), which takes effect on July 1, 2025. The 2025 Live Local Act introduces several significant technical...more

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Now Effective: Builder’s Remedy 2.0

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AB 1893 (Wicks) significantly modified the so-called “Builder’s Remedy” under the Housing Accountability Act (Gov. Code § 65589.5) (HAA) effective January 1, 2025. As explained in our prior legal alert, the Builder’s Remedy...more

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Prince William County Approves New Voluntary Affordable Dwelling Unit Ordinance

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On June 4, 2025, the Prince William County Board of Supervisors approved a new Affordable Dwelling Unit Ordinance that becomes effective on Dec. 1, 2025. The ordinance, adopted under the authority of Virginia Code...more

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Understanding Infrastructure Development Districts in Tennessee

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Infrastructure Development Districts (IDDs) are a pivotal tool for managing growth and development in Tennessee. As Tennessee’s population grows, the need for efficient infrastructure becomes paramount. ...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 5.22.25

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Governor Gavin Newsom on March 14 praised Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) and Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) for sponsoring two bills (SB 607 and AB 609) that would streamline housing development in urban...more

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Broad Street Brief: Krasner Wins Democratic DA Primary

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City Council Advances Bill to Hold Developers Accountable for Affordable Housing Promises - The City Council Rules Committee advanced legislation Wednesday that would require developers to formalize their commitments to...more

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New Community Authorities (NCAs) - An Economic Development Tool Most Ohio Communities Aren’t Using

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Local governments across Ohio are engaged in a competitive race to spur economic development, attract developers, and secure long-term prosperity.  And while most local governments are familiar with traditional economic...more

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Client Alert: Updates on Developments in “Missing Middle” Housing Policies - UPDATED 4/30/25

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Recent legal and policy developments continue to shape the landscape for “Missing Middle” housing initiatives, impacting developers, municipalities, and communities alike. Arlington County's Expanded Housing Option (EHO)...more

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OP-ED: Legislation May Produce More Middle Housing Opportunities

Available data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that Oregon is not meeting Gov. Tina Kotek’s housing production goal of 36,000 new homes per year, nor is it on pace to address the need identified by the 2024 Oregon...more

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Colorado House Bill 25-1169: An Affordable Housing Opportunity

In response to housing shortages throughout the state, Colorado legislators are proposing policy changes relating to affordable housing.  House Bill 25-1169 (“HB25-1169”) is one of the most significant bills proposed to date....more

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Cozen Cities - April 2, 2025

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CHICAGO—City Begins Converting Loop Office Buildings to Housing -Chicago’s La Salle Corridor Revitalization Initiative kicked off last week, beginning with the transformation of a historic 14-story Loop office building into...more

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