In a continued effort to expedite rebuilding after Los Angeles' devastating firestorms, Gov. Gavin Newsom this week suspended ...

Today, CEQA’s defenders are largely Democratic, but its original proponents were Republican. In 1970, then-Governor Ronald ...

The California Environmental Quality Act has been on the books since 1971, but its power as a potential check on development ...

Utility restoration efforts in areas affected by the January wildfires in Los Angeles will be exempt from environmental ...

Note: the original article on this mistook SB 607 a broader CEQA bill with SB 609, a narrower CEQA bill and part of the fast ...

California lawmakers are seeking to ease regulatory burdens, including environmental and zoning laws, to spur housing ...

A new bill by Oakland Democratic Assemblymember Buffy Wicks would exempt most urban housing developments from the 55-year-old California Environmental Quality Act. In short, it would spell the end ...

For years, California has often been held up as the poster child for enervating environmental regulation. A primary target of this criticism has ...