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New campaign committee gives big to possible 2026 CA housing ballot measures

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 05 Feb 2026
The group, created last month, spent $11 million to support two pending initiatives ... .
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California’s small CEQA workarounds aren’t enough to produce the housing needed

LA Daily News 27 Jan 2026
With these high prices, the state has slowly been forced to confront the growing conflict between its need for more housing and the ways the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) impedes housing development.
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Cláudia Nunes: How CEQA is freezing AI competition at the infrastructure level

Orange County Register 20 Jan 2026
But an environmental law passed in the 1970s for a radically different industrial economy, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), is now threatening to stall that engine ... When CEQA was ...
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Caltrans analysis questioned in lawsuit to stop Highway 99 project in Fresno

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 15 Jan 2026
A judge asked why Caltrans did not analyze the interchange expansion’s health impacts on incarcerated kids at a nearby juvenile justice center ... .
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CEQA cleanup bill withdrawn, delaying fix to industrial exemptions

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 14 Jan 2026
Environmental justice advocates turned the setback into a day to lobby lawmakers after the delayed talks on CEQA exemptions ... .
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Fresno’s largest development plan needs enforceable community oversight | Opinion

Fresno Bee 10 Jan 2026
“If Fresno wants SEDA to succeed over the long term, it must pair vision with verification and ensure that public participation continues.” ... .
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SMUD ends power deal for Coyote Creek solar project tied to environmental suit

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 06 Jan 2026
SMUD faced backlash over a deal critics said endangered oak woodlands and tribal lands ... .
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What did the California Legislature do with housing laws in 2025?

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 31 Dec 2025
The long-term effects of the year’s work could largely depend on what happens in 2026 ... .
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CEQA reform could make or break California’s climate resilience | Opinion

The Modesto Bee 18 Dec 2025
“The next flood, fire or heatwave won’t wait for an Environmental Impact Report. California’s laws shouldn’t either.” ... .
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Southern California lawmaker gets involved in data center dispute

Sacramento Bee 04 Dec 2025
Planning department officials caused alarm when they gave an early project stage an exemption from the CEQA review process ....
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Regulatory Crosscurrents: PFAS, CEQA, and the Future of Environmental Enforcement (Frost Brown Todd LLC)

Public Technologies 21 Nov 2025
) Regulatory Crosscurrents. PFAS, CEQA, and the Future of Environmental Enforcement. Share Tweet Connect PDF. Nov 21, 2025. Categories.. PublicationsWebinar/Video. Authors.. Chris Kim Kahn Thierry R. Montoya ... Manufacturing Week 2025 ... Related capabilities.
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LCI Proposes $100K Application Fee for CEQA Judicial Streamlining (OPR - Office of Planning and Research)

Public Technologies 19 Nov 2025
). LCI has proposed a set of rulemakings to set a $100,000 fee for projects applying for judicial streamlining benefits under the California Environmental Quality Act ... Attachments Original document Permalink. Disclaimer ... (noodl. 127849207) .
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Editorial | The next steps on path to CEQA reform and meeting housing needs

Santa Cruz Sentinel 11 Nov 2025
The Sentinel Editorial Board has long advocated a comprehensive CEQA fix, because the 1970 law not only adds costs to most projects but allows any “stakeholder” to file a lawsuit to slow projects or gain costly concessions.
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