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New Era For Subdivision Maps: California Legislature Proposes Expansion To "Life” Of Subdivision Map To Ease Housing Crisis
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP are most popular: within Cannabis & Hemp topic(s) Earlier this year, Senator Tim Grayson (D) introduced Senate Bill (SB) 1169 to amend the California Subdivision Map Act (“SMA”) by extending the initial life of an approved tentative subdivision map from 24 months to 8 years1 to address California's housing shortage.
New Era for Subdivision Maps: California Legislature Proposes Expansion to “Life” of Subdivision Map to Ease Housing Crisis
[co-author: Alex Miller]* Why This Bill Was Introduced Earlier this year, Senator Tim Grayson (D) introduced Senate Bill (SB) 1169 to amend the California Subdivision Map Act (“SMA”) by extending the initial life of an approved tentative subdivision map from 24 months to 8 years[1] to address California's housing shortage.
Calif. Ruling Offers Hope For Mitigated Negative Declarations
In its August decision in Upland Community First v. City of Upland, the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fourth Appellate District, upheld a mitigated negative declaration for the development of a warehouse and parcel delivery service building against a challenge primarily to its greenhouse gas emissions thresholds.
A New Hope for the Future of Mitigated Negative Declarations: The Logistics of Warehouse Storage Greenhouse Gas Analysis
In its decision in Upland Community First v. City of Upland, the Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the development of a warehouse and parcel delivery service building against a challenge primarily to its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions thresholds.
San Diego City Council Approves Union-Friendly Citywide Project Labor Agreement Restricting Most City Construction Projects
On January 30, 2024, the San Diego City Council approved an ordinance implementing Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposal to establish an extensive project labor agreement (“PLA”), which is slated to impose various conditions and restrictions on most City-funded construction projects. Most notably, the PLA establishes conditions of employment and minimum wage requirements, additional safety protocols, and other regulations imposed on contractors and their subcontractors.
Digital CEQA: New Executive Order Creates An Alternative Path For Complying With CEQA Notice, Posting And Public Review Requirements
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Digital CEQA: New Executive Order Creates An Alternative Path For Complying With CEQA Notice, Posting And Public Review Requirements | JD Supra
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California’s “Housing Crisis Act of 2019” May Boost Housing Production or Just Boost Housing-Related Litigation | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
California’s “Housing Crisis Act of 2019” May Boost Housing Production or Just Boost Housing-Related Litigation
Saturday, October 12, 2019 On October 9, 2019, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 330, or the “Housing Crisis Act of 2019” in an effort to combat California’s current housing shortage, which has resulted in the highest rents and lowest homeownership rates in the nation.
Five Years in the Making: California is One Step Closer to a Comprehensive Update to the CEQA Guidelines | JD Supra
The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (“OPR”) has spent five years drafting a comprehensive update to 30 sections of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines.[1] The updated text[2] (“Final Text”) ensures the Guidelines are consistent with recent court decisions, implements legislative changes, clarifies rules governing the CEQA process, and eliminates duplicative analysis.
Five Years in the Making: California is One Step Closer to a Comprehensive Update to the CEQA Guidelines
Monday, January 7, 2019 The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (“OPR”) has spent five years drafting a comprehensive update to 30 sections of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines.[1] The updated text[2] (“Final Text”) ensures the Guidelines are consistent with recent court decisions, implements legislative changes, clarifies rules governing the CEQA process, and eliminates duplicative analysis.
High Court Upholds Long-Term GHG Emissions Analysis, But Warns Agencies to Keep Pace with Regulatory Advancements: Lessons from Cleveland National Forest Foundation v. SANDAG | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP - JDSupra
Cleveland National Forest Foundation, et al. v. San Diego Association of Governments (2017) __ Cal. 5th __, Supreme Court Case No., S223603 Judicial deference to a lead agency’s determination regarding the proper greenhouse gas (“GHG”) threshold for a project California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) remains a swinging pendulum.
High Court Upholds Long-Term GHG Emissions Analysis, But Warns Agencies to Keep Pace with Regulatory Advancements: Lessons from Cleveland National Forest Foundation v. SANDAG | The National Law Review
Judicial deference to a lead agency’s determination regarding the proper greenhouse gas (“GHG”) threshold for a project California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) remains a swinging pendulum. The California Supreme Court recently upheld the San Diego Association of Government’s (“SANDAG”) determination that the year 2050 statewide GHG reduction goals set forth in Executive Order S-3-05 (“Executive Order”) issued in 2005 did not create a CEQA threshold of significance an agency must follow.
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