Liz is a marine biologist, environmental regulation specialist, and science writer. She has previously studied Antarctic fish, seaweed, and marine coastal ecology. A project is defined under CEQA ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent signing of two bills limiting the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, could pave the way for more housing developments in Los Gatos, a town with a significant ...

On May 8th, 2024, the Little Hoover Commission released its much-anticipated report, “CEQA: Targeted Reform for California’s Core Environmental Law” putting forth recommendations to improve the ...

In a 5-2 opinion filed August 1, 2022, a divided California Supreme Court held the Federal Power Act (“FPA”; 16 U.S.C. § 791a et seq.) does not “occupy the field” and entirely preempt CEQA’s ...

Developers and land use attorneys say a relatively new law that exempts certain projects from environmental reviews and ...

The titanic shift in California housing policy orchestrated by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday night, resulting in the rewriting of large parts of the California Environmental Quality Act, will allow him ...

The major overhaul of California's development-killing environmental review law heading to the ballot. Landlords and the Justice Department's wrangling over a settlement for eviction moratorium losses ...

Editor’s note: Click here to view a chart of the CEQA process produced by Dana Beigel Designs for the Pacific Research Institute. A full page version of this chart was published in print in the Sunday ...

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's issue includes stories on: The major overhaul of California's development-killing environmental review law heading to the ballot ...