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1 week agoLawsuit Filed to Stop Mayor Lurie's Upzoning Plan, Because of Course
Lurie's upzoning measure, which the Board of Supervisors approved last month and which comes in response to intense state pressure to build tens of thousands of new housing units in the next half-decade, would allow for six- to 10-story buildings on major thoroughfares in multiple parts of the west and north side San Francisco. But opponents fear the measure will lead to mass displacement of existing residents as older buildings are torn down for redevelopment, and will lead to altering the character of their neighborhoods.
SF politics
Environment
fromStreetsblog
1 week agoFresno Advocates Have Their Day in Court Tomorrow (1/9) in Effort to Stop Massive Highway Expansion - Streetsblog California
A proposed $140 million Highway 99 interchange expansion in South Fresno faces legal challenge over unassessed truck traffic, air quality, and public health impacts.
SF politics
fromsfist.com
1 month agoVaillancourt Fountain Gets One Last Chance at Survival, as Demolition Gets Appealed to Board of Supervisors
Preservationists appealed the removal of the deteriorating Vaillancourt Fountain, prompting a Board of Supervisors hearing after Arts Commission approved an emergency removal bypassing CEQA.
from48 hills
1 month agoRich Family Zoning Plan faces CEQA suit - 48 hills
The argument: The city used an environmental impact report done for the 2022 Housing Element of the General Plan to fulfill the requirements that the upzoning undergo review under the California Environmental Quality Act. The Yimby movement hates CEQA, but the law exists for a very good reason: Before any major project that could impact the environment gets approval, the public has the right to know what those impacts might be.
US politics
California
fromThe Mercury News
2 months agoNew ballot measure push aims to overhaul California's landmark environmental law
A proposed ballot measure would overhaul CEQA to shorten environmental reviews, limit lawsuits, and accelerate construction for many infrastructure and housing projects in California.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months agoWalters: Ballot measure would broaden reform of state's key environmental law
Former Gov. Jerry Brown once referred to overhauling the California Environmental Quality Act as the Lord's work because, he said, it made building much-needed things housing, transportation improvements, water storage, etc. too difficult and too expensive. In 2018, as he neared the end of his second stint as governor, Brown vetoed a bill that would have prevented developers from circumventing CEQA's laborious provisions by persuading local voters to directly approve projects.
California
California
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months agoCalifornia business leaders want voters to expedite state's environmental review process for housing, infrastructure
California Chamber proposes a ballot initiative imposing a 365-day limit on CEQA reviews for essential projects including housing, clean energy and wildfire resiliency.
fromStreetsblog
4 months agoLegislation to Streamline Environmental Review for Transit, Bike, and Ped Projects Passes Assembly - Streetsblog California
I'm happy to present today, SB 71 on behalf of Senator Wiener, which will extend the statutory CEQA [California Environmental Quality Act] exemptions for transit and active transportation projects which significantly advance the state's climate, safety, and public health goals while improving access and mobility options to January 1, 2040. SB 71 will also make clarifying changes to existing law and provide exemption parity between ferry and other transit modes.
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