Source: SFGate
“An infamous, decades-old environmental law in California is finally in for a revamping. On Monday, following the passage of the state budget, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills that aim to change the California Environmental Quality Act in an effort to allow affordable housing and other development projects to be built faster and cheaper. The law, also known as CEQA, has both been praised by environmentalists and blamed for the state’s sluggish efforts on housing, as it requires certain development projects to undergo what can be a lengthy environmental review process. The review process also opens the door for construction opponents to file lawsuits alleging insufficient environmental review, which can mire projects in years of costly litigation. ‘In so many ways, we’ve struggled over the … last many decades to reform our housing rules and regulations,’ Newsom said during an evening press conference Monday after signing the bills.” (07/02/25)
https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/newsom-changes-california-environmental-law-20402864.php