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SB 35
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CEQA Developments
California Legislature Enacts SB 79 Expanding Housing Opportunities Near Public Transit, Streamlining Transit-Oriented Development, and Providing For SB 35 Ministerial Approval Process That Would Avoid CEQA Review
By Arthur F. Coon, Miguel Mauricio
On September 13, 2025, the Legislature passed Senate Bill 79 (“SB 79), authored by Senator Scott Wiener, representing one of the most important land use reforms of the 2025 legislative…
Real Estate & Construction
In First Published Opinion Interpreting SB 35, Court of Appeal Rejects City of Berkeley’s Attempts to Avoid Application of the Law and Orders Streamlined Approval of Mixed-Use Infill Project
By Kathryn L. Oehlschlager, Megan V. Unger
On April 20, 2021, the First District Court of Appeal filed its first published opinion interpreting California Senate Bill 35’s streamlining provisions in Ruegg & Ellsworth v. City of Berkeley. …
California Land Use & Development Law Report
SB 35 Streamlining Upheld Against “Home Rule” Challenge
By Alan Murphy
Senate Bill 35 (Government Code section 65913.4) was enacted in 2017 as part of an effort by the State Legislature to increase housing production. The law compels local agencies, including…
Unfamiliar Terrain
Trial Court Decisions Illustrate SB 35’s Power
By Miles Imwalle, Katharine Van Dusen, Charmaine Yu, Sarah Peterson
SB 35 was one of the most prominent bills to come out of a package of housing-related laws enacted by the California legislature in 2017. It promised to allow swift…
CEQA Developments
2018 Year-End CEQA Round-Up
By Matthew C. Henderson, Arthur F. Coon
As we draw near the close of another year, a number of recent CEQA developments bear noting. New SB 35 Implementing Regulations Senate Bill 35, more colloquially known as “SB…
Unfamiliar Terrain
Local Implementation of Senate Bill 35
The San Francisco Planning Director issued a Bulletin in December 2017 explaining how SB 35 will be implemented locally now that it is effective, as of January 1, 2018. Among…
Land Use Developments
Ambitious “Housing-First Policy” for “Transit-Rich Housing” Would Require Greater Density and Height for Housing Near Transit, Potentially Adding Millions of New Homes
First term California State Senator Scott Wiener has quickly become a state leader on housing policy. Last year the San Francisco-based senator sponsored Senate Bill 35, which creates a streamlined…