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Gov. Gavin Newsom signs housing bill overhauling California's landmark environmental law
Newsom said the bills, which he signed Monday night, are the most consequential housing reform in recent California history.
Gavin Newsom’s future plans depend on California’s success — and he knows it
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, is attempting to cut red tape by rolling back the state’s environmental review requirements. The reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act, which, ...
With Environmental Regulatory Reform, California Gov. Gavin Newsom Finally Does Something Substantial
Without Newsom's efforts, major reforms to California's stifling environmental laws would have died on the vine.
Newsom holds firm and scores big CEQA reform
Last Friday, it was unclear whether Newsom would win this game of brinksmanship. By the end of the day Monday, however, the ...
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Wiener-Newsom CEQA ‘reform’ is a dangerous fraud
Lithium battery factories without environmental review. Miami Beach development along the coast. And it's not going to make ...
Walters: Lawmakers finally achieve ‘holy grail’ reform of state’s key environmental law
The social and economic costs of leaving CEQA intact became too high. With Gavin Newsom nearing the end of his governorship, ...