Category: CEQA reform

State builders, construction unions working on deal to ease pay, CEQA requirements

February 2, 2019

By Scot Rodd : bizjournals – excerpt Developers and construction unions are reportedly working on a deal that could ease regulatory barriers to construction and improve wages and benefits for some construction workers. Statewide business and union groups appear to be working together in an effort to write new legislation to address issues related to … More State builders, construction unions working on deal to ease pay, CEQA requirements

Litigation isn’t the answer for more affordable housing, Mr. Governor, overhauling CEQA is

January 31, 2019

By Tyler Diep : ocregister – excerpt In one of his first official acts as Governor, Gavin Newsom has declared hostility against one of the cities that I have the honor of representing in the Legislature: Huntington Beach. Governor Newsom announced the lawsuit this past Friday, along with Attorney General Xavier Becerra, to litigate high … More Litigation isn’t the answer for more affordable housing, Mr. Governor, overhauling CEQA is

The unelected bureaucracies that keep us stuck in traffic

January 20, 2019

By Jackie Lavalleye : californiapolicycenter – excerpt … In December 1991, the role of the Associations of Governments was expanded by passage of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. This law provided more power over planning to metropolitan areas; thereby, increasing the authority of metropolitan planning organizations over transportation-related activities. In short, every … More The unelected bureaucracies that keep us stuck in traffic

Delineating CEQA’s Scope: First District Holds CEQA Does Not Apply To Ministerial Approval Of Multifamily Housing Project Allowed By Right Under Zoning Where City’s Discretion Was Limited To Design Review

January 16, 2019

by Miller Starr Regalia : jusuupra – excerpt In an opinion filed December 18, 2018, and later ordered published on January 10, 2019, the First District Court of Appeal affirmed a judgment denying appellant citizen groups’ writ petition challenging the City of St. Helena’s approval of an 8-unit, multifamily housing project and related demolition and … More Delineating CEQA’s Scope: First District Holds CEQA Does Not Apply To Ministerial Approval Of Multifamily Housing Project Allowed By Right Under Zoning Where City’s Discretion Was Limited To Design Review

Planners keep pushing the bogus concept of transit-centered housing

January 10, 2019

By Dick Spotswood : marinij – excerpt Regional governments tout the benefits of so-called transit-centered housing. The concept is at the heart of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s CASA (Committee to House the Bay Area) compact and San Francisco Democrat Sen. Scott Wiener’s new Senate Bill 50. Superficially, it appears logical that people living in high-density … More Planners keep pushing the bogus concept of transit-centered housing

Let’s Declare January MTC Awareness Month!

January 8, 2019

from nine-county-coalition – excerpt The Bay Area’s MTC (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) looks really good on paper. It has an attractive website rich with information, it has the support of potent organizations such as SPUR and the Bay Area Council, and since its hostile takeover of ABAG (Association of Bay Area Governments) MTC holds the transportation … More Let’s Declare January MTC Awareness Month!