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Environmental

Apr. 23, 2013

Myriad possibilities when it comes to CEQA reform

As is clear from the broad spectrum of legislation introduced, interested parties have very different perspectives on what the concept of CEQA reform entails. By Anna Shimko and Matt Francois


By Anna Shimko and Matt Francois


With Gov. Jerry Brown characterizing reform of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as the "the Lord's work," and newspapers around the state calling for an overhaul to the 40-plus year old law, members of the Legislature recently introduced several bills to amend CEQA, ranging from full-blown exemptions to more minor changes related to procedure and process. CEQA, signed into law in 1970 by...

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