Wiener's bill to give transit agencies great power over development on their land got pushback at the Housing Committee but passed. Another Wiener bill that would have expanded his previous bills was killed.
Proposed rule would eliminate critical habitat from protection under the federal law. But how will it affect existing federal habitat conservation plans, many of which are embedded in local general plans?
If a city rejects a builder's remedy application as incomplete, is that the end of the story? Or does the applicant have multiple 90-day opportunities to comply? Several Silicon Valley lawsuits have been filed seeking the resolve the question.
His new executive order -- targting California in particular -- could try to disrupt 20 years of state climate policy, as well as SB 375, SB 743, SB 1000, and local climate action plans.
Paradise is only a third rebuilt after seven years -- and the community will be different than it used to be. But panelists in a recent webinar said reducing the risk in wildfire areas is more feasible than avoiding those areas altogether.
Though the city did include some mitigation measures regarding tribal cultural resources, it did not "conclude" the consultation as required by aB 52, according to an appellate court.
Judge rules that Housing Accountability Act bond requirement applies in dispute over builder's remedy case even though the developer is not the plaintiff in the case.
Probably not, but there will be more threats to California's independent power, and the Administration will likely do everything it can to undermine that power.
