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California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Industry · Development
California

Newsom Signs CEQA Reform Bills Aimed at Greenlighting More Development

By Nick Trombola
An illustration of a businessman looks up as a large stack of paperwork is leaning towards him.
Industry · Policy
California

CEQA, California’s Controversial Environmental Law, Primed for Big Reforms

By Nick Trombola
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, California State Sen. Scott Wiener, and Grand Central Market in Los Angeles.
Development
California

Calif. State Senate Passes ‘Entertainment Zone’ Bill Allowing Booze on the Go

By Nick Trombola
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SB 969
Development
California

‘Entertainment Zone’ Bill Expanding Outdoor Alcohol Sales Passes Calif. Senate Panel

By Nick Trombola
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A development along a Californian highway.
Residential · Development
California

California Legislature OKs Bill to Increase Multifamily Development

By Nick Trombola
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SACRAMENTO, CA - JANUARY 27: The dome and exterior of the State Capitol in Sacramento, California.
Special Purpose · Development
California

Calif. Lawmaker Wants to Fast-Track Housing for Religious Institutions

By Greg Cornfield
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 10 to make it easier and faster for cities to construct denser housing near public transit stops.
Development
California

California Ends Single-Family Only Zoning

By Greg Cornfield
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A hospitality worker serves a pitcher of beer to customers sat at an outdoor table of a re-opened bar.
Hospitality
California

California Plans to Expand Outdoor Space for Bars, Restaurants

By Greg Cornfield
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The L.A. City Council approved resolutions opposing SB 9 and SB 10. Councilman Paul Koretz said the state bills reward luxury developers and investors by “removing local zoning and environmental control."
Policy
California

California Weighs Controversial Housing Development Bills

By Greg Cornfield
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Gov. Gavin Newsom watches as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is prepared by Director of Inpatient Pharmacy David Cheng at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. Newsom and legislative leaders said “work is far from over" for protecting renters in the state.
Policy
California

Calif. Lawmakers Announce New Eviction Moratorium Extension, Rent Relief Plan

By Greg Cornfield
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Senator Scott Wiener, above, and Senator Lena Gonzalez said the Legislature “missed a major opportunity to throw a lifeline to small businesses and nonprofits" after the defeat of SB 939.
Policy
California

Calif.’s SB 939 Fails in Committee [Updated]

By Greg Cornfield
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California lawmakers will announce more amendments to SB 939 on Tuesday at a Senate Appropriations Committee.
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California

Calif. Lawmakers ‘Significantly Amending’ Bill to Renegotiate, Break Leases

By Greg Cornfield
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"The choice is not between full rent and reduced rent. The choice is between reduced rent and no rent.” Sen. Scott Weiner argues for Senate Bill 939 at Friday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Leases
California

Bill Allowing Commercial Tenants to Renegotiate, Break Lease Deals Advances in Calif.

By Greg Cornfield
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State lawmakers and local officials throughout Southern California spent the past week working on measures of protections to address the economic impacts of a shutdown.
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California

California Ramps Up Tenant Protections as State Shuts Down

By Greg Cornfield
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Policy
California

California’s Transit-Housing Bill SB 50 Fails Again

By Greg Cornfield
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State Senator Scott Wiener, author of SB 50, has until January 31 to get his transit-housing bill approved by the Senate.
Policy
California

Transit-Housing Bill Back in California’s Housing Crisis Fight

By Greg Cornfield
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The answer is clear why SB 50 failed.
Development
California

What’s the Matter with California?

By Alison Stateman
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California State Senator Scott Wiener was the author of a bill that would have permitted construction of buildings near mass transit.
Development
California

CREFC: California Legislation to Watch [Updated]

By Alison Stateman
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