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

A new bill by Oakland Democratic Assemblymember Buffy Wicks would exempt most urban housing developments from the 55-year-old ...

California lawmakers recently introduced a bill in the state assembly intended to fast track the production of homes.

Nearly 50 community and conservation organizations are warning California lawmakers about a dangerous bill that would severely weaken a landmark environmental law that has helped protect the state’s ...

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 ...

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

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

In a show of bipartisan and bicameral unity, California lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping 20-bill legislative package ...

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

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

His latest executive order eliminates requirements to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act, commonly known as CEQA, and the California Coastal Act for utilities working to rebuild ...