CA's prohousing caucus has thrown down gauntlet: No more CEQA, period, for any housing project on an infill site (up to 20 acres!) that complies with applicable general plan & zoning standards.
A decisive break w/ "everything bagel" tradition!
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When the freakout begins, remember:
- that Washington State passed similar bill with only 3 lawmakers dissenting
- that CA's Little Hoover Commission urged precisely this reform
- that CEQA will still apply to general plan & zoning changes
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And there will be freakout. Just was there was when governor proposed a piddlywinks CEQA package just two years ago (that got watered down to near nothingness).
Will "abundance" vibes carry the new bill through? We shall see!
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It's exciting to see the public-intellectual drumbeat around "Abundance" manifest in this year's crop of California housing bills.
They're far more ambitious--and promising--than anything I've seen previously. 
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Without clicking in to read the bill…
Will projects with small amounts of mixed-use retail also be exempt? Or does it have to be 100% residential?
If the latter, new walkable mixed-use projects may not happen for a long time.
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Newly requiring a Phase I ESA as part of the Planning process is odd?
This should be dealt with the building application and not as an entitlement matter.
Gauntlet indeed. This report was written by my good friend, neighbor and Paul Hastings Environmental Lawyer Chris Carr.
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Why can't we just have a Prop 13 (citizen referenda) for pro housing policies or is the issue is such a ballot proposition could end up losing not to mention enforcement concerns (resistance by local government)?
This is incredible news…and should be applied to transit and clean energy too. We have to be the state of builders again.
Haven't read bill, but suspect this is a big overreach, at least for infill. Will be a lot of pushback. Will be ct challenges, maybe in leg too. Why eg is infill separate category & exempt? And due process etc. Cities will find workarounds eg "nuisance" suits, increase setbacks.
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Sigh. California really is rejecting environmental principles in favor of early 20th century growth ambitions. Good thing I’m at the end of my career. It was a good one.
You have to wonder if this recent mini-flurry of regulating is a response to harsh criticism of Newsom's regime- such as this absolutely scathing piece in CalMatters (people should read the whole thing).
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I would very much like people to explain to me why blocking construction (whether from private or public agencies) is a good and hard-fought progressive or conservative win.
What is the argument for keeping the massive regulatory apparatus strangling any progress?
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