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Court of Appeal Issues First Published Opinion Interpreting California Senate Bill 35 Streamlining Provisions
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Court of Appeal Issues First Published Opinion Interpreting California Senate Bill 35 Streamlining Provisions
New State Guidelines Clarify When Leases of Local Agency-Owned Land are Subject to the Surplus Land Act
The End of the Line for Exclusionary Zoning: Berkeley Set to Make its Move
NEPA in the Ninth Circuit: A Rare Look at Impacts to Redwood Forests and "Downstream" Carbon Emissions
California Legislature Passes Bill to Maximize Creation of Public Transportation Infrastructure
Supreme Court of California Weighs In on Blanket Categorization of Well Construction Permit Approvals as Ministerial
Court of Appeal Clarifies Rules for Retaining Emails That are Included in CEQA Records
CEQ Final Rule for Federal Agencies Implementing NEPA
Opening the Golden Door: The Fourth District Shines a Light on CEQA Compliant Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
CEQA Reform in the COVID Era? The California Senate Housing Production Package Moves Forward
Judicial Council Revises Its Deadline for Tolling Civil Statutes of Limitations, Including for CEQA Actions
Recent Recusal Cases Reveal Pitfalls for Land Use Practitioners
Project Approved Pursuant to SB 35 Streamlining Procedures Survives Court Challenge
California Superior Court's Application of SB 35 to Los Altos Development Project Provides Encouragement to Housing Proponents
Recent Changes to CEQA-Related Procedures from COVID-19
Construction of Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly to Continue in Santa Clara County
Court Clarifies Mitigation Needs for Buried Artifacts, Plants, and Trees
Takings Challenge Against San Francisco’s Expedited Conversion Program Dismissed as Unripe
CEQA Update: No Change to Administrative Deadlines, Noticing, or Filing Requirements Following Governor Newsom's 'Stay at Home' Order
Governor Newsom’s 'Stay at Home' Order Allows Construction to Continue, but Many Cities and Counties are Banning Most Construction
Shelter-in-Place Implications for Bay Area Development Projects
Updates to CEQA Technical Advisories on Disaster Response and Housing
Coping with COPA – New San Francisco Law Requires Owners of Certain Apartment Buildings to Offer to Sell to Nonprofits
Court Strikes Down Alameda Impact Fees in Boatworks, LLC v. City of Alameda
SB 50: As Housing Crisis Continues, Senator Weiner Announces Revised Upzoning Legislation
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Three Important New Actions Taken By San Francisco Board of Supervisors To Control Medical and Recreational Cannabis Facilities
San Francisco Reworks its Program for Requiring Developers to Assist With Affordable Housing
San Francisco's Tree Ordinance: New Rules Helping Property Owners Taking Effect this July 1
Amendments to the In Law Unit (Accessory Dwelling Unit) Law
Removal Of Housing Units (Legal Or Not) Becomes Even Harder In San Francisco
Prop I May Shut Down Market Rate Housing in the Mission
Moratorium on Conversion of PDR Uses in Central SoMa Plan Area
What the Final New Airbnb Legislation Means for You, Your Tenants and Your Liabilities
As of June 1, 2013, Compliance Required for New Disabled Access Local Rules for Non-Residential Properties, Under San Francisco Administrative Code Section 38
Supreme Court's Koontz Ruling a Victory for Landowners