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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 5.28.24

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Various state housing bills are currently making their way through the State Legislature that are expected to benefit mixed-income multifamily housing developers. AB 2243 would amend AB 2011. AB 1893 and AB 1886 would amend...more

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Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Drafts NPDES Permit for Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Facilities

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The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board has drafted a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for commercial, industrial, and institutional (CII) facilities. Our Environment, Land Use & Natural...more

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A Well-Informed Start to 2024: BBK’s Guidance for New Laws in California – Housing Part Three

In the final part of the 2024 Housing New Law Guidance series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), we cover important new housing legislation related to fire safety, elections, post-entitlement phase permits, streamlined...more

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Under the State Microscope, San Francisco Implements Its Housing Element and Avoids De-Certification

Throughout 2023, the State’s Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) loomed large in San Francisco land use policy and politics. In January 2023, the City adopted and HCD certified a new Housing Element setting...more

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Conditional Approval is Project Approval: Appellate Court Confirms CEQA Statute of Limitations Triggered by Tentative Map Approval...

Following California Supreme Court and its own case law precedent, the Second District, Division Five, has ruled in Guerrero et al. v. City of Los Angeles (Jan. 17, 2024) (Guerrero), certified for publication, that a CEQA...more

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Land Use Matters December 2023 - CEQA Appellate Decisions & Other Legal Developments

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City of Los Angeles - The Processes and Procedures Ordinance Becomes Operative January 22, 2024 - The city council adopted the Processes and Procedures Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to...more

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California Governor Signs Batch “Broadband” Permit Processing Bill (AB 965); Vetoes Update to State Video Franchising Law (AB 41)

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When AB 965 goes into goes effect on Jan. 1, 2024, California local agencies will be required to undertake “batch broadband permit processing.” Batch broadband permit processing is the simultaneous processing of two or more...more

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UPDATE: Court Holds Reasonable Use Finding Not Required for Wastewater Discharge Permits

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UPDATE: On August 23, 2023 the California Supreme Court, sitting en banc, denied Waterkeeper’s petition for review. The Second District Court of Appeal’s ruling therefore remains the governing law....more

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California Infrastructure Plan Passes; Governor’s CEQA and Species Reforms are Narrowed, but Signed into Law

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In June we reported that California Governor Gavin Newsom’s infrastructure permitting and CEQA reform legislation package was mostly dead, with the Legislature finding it too complex for last-minute consideration. But there’s...more

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“It just so happens that [Governor Newsom’s Sweeping New Plan to Accelerate Infrastructure Projects] is only mostly dead.” –...

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Governor Gavin Newsom announced proposed major new infrastructure permitting reforms on May 19, 2023 in an effort to create thousands of jobs and build California’s clean energy future. The eleven-bill package seeks to...more

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Upcoming CPUC Rulemaking to Streamline Transmission Line Permitting

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The California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) has uploaded a proposed Order Instituting Rulemaking(OIR) that would revamp the permitting process for siting of electric transmission infrastructure within the state of...more

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AB 2234 – Mandatory Timeframes for Issuance of Post- Entitlement Permits

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In September of 2022, Governor Newsom signed AB 2234 (Rivas, R.), which establishes mandatory timeframes for local agencies to issue post-entitlement permits, and represents another step in the Legislature’s continued efforts...more

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Insider Tips: California Fictitious Name Permits

What is a Fictitious Name Permit and when and why do you need one? In this article, we cover some of the most common questions and misconceptions about Fictitious Name Permits, which are required to practice medicine in...more

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Underground Injection Control/California Power Generation Plant: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Petition for Review

Panoche Energy Center, LLC, (“PEC”) filed an October 28th Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) challenging certain conditions of...more

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Responsible Agency Under CEQA Must Make Express Findings as to Each Potentially Significant Impact Identified in Lead Agency’s EIR

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The Court of Appeal held that the City of Mount Shasta violated CEQA by approving a wastewater permit for a water bottling plant without making specific findings as to each potentially significant impact identified as...more

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Claims Against State Board and Regional Water Boards for Failure to Protect Against Agricultural Water Pollution Were Not Subject...

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The court of appeal held that, in an action against the State Water Resources Control Board and regional water quality control boards for violations of the State Board’s Nonpoint Source (NPS) Policy and the public trust...more

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How to Start an Insurance Company in California Using an Organizational Securities Permit

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For those considering forming an insurer domiciled in California, a key question arises: “What is an Organizational Securities Permit Application, and how do I draft it?” This Article provides an overview of the Application...more

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7 Ways CA Assembly Bill 1535 Impacts Veterinary Medicine

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Effective January 1, 2022, California Assembly Bill 1535 and related rulemaking have significantly revised the rules governing the practice of veterinary medicine in California. Key changes include: #1 - Elimination of...more

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Part One – Air, Water, California Proposition 65, and Cannabis

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Cannabis growing and processing operations face increasing regulatory pressure to assess and reduce their environmental impacts – especially in the areas of water quality, air emissions, energy use and sustainability,...more

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Santa Barbara Liable for Taking Private Property When its Permit Denial Made Clear no Development Would be Allowed

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In a case that exists only because of the choices a city made in both application decision-making and litigation, the Second District Court of Appeal held, in Felkay v. City of Santa Barbara, __ Cal.App.5th __ (2021), that...more

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New Stormwater Rules Proposed for Future California Construction and Development Projects

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Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group deconstructs the California State Water Resources Control Board’s draft of the new construction stormwater permit ahead of the upcoming public workshops....more

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