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Housing Development
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No. 17 Residences: Where Vision Meets Hard Work
By John Trach
It was a rainy Friday morning, as Saron Musa found us a coveted street-side parking spot at the corner of NW 17th Ave. and NW 16th St., in the up-and-coming…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
Senate Bill Extends and Expands CEQA Streamlining Process
By Jack Rubens, Alison Martinez
Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 7, the “Housing + Jobs Expansion & Extension Act”, which extends and expands California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) streamlining provisions. …
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Judicial Streamlining Renewed for Expanded Set of “Environmental Leadership” Projects
By Alan Murphy
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed legislation, Senate Bill No. 7, that reenacts a streamlined litigation process for certain “environmental leadership development projects” and extends eligibility to additional housing projects.…
CEQA Developments
CEQA Urgency Legislation Reenacts Modified Version of Environmental Leadership Act, Adds Certain Housing Development Projects As Eligible For Governor Certification And Streamlining Benefits
On May 20, 2021, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill No. 7, the “Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental Leadership Act of 20216” (the “Act”), which repealed and added…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Montreal’s 20-20-20 housing development bylaw comes into effect
Developers unhappy with new legislation, which may also hinge on results of November election
New Miami Blog
Post-COVID Miami: The Changing Landscape of Commercial and Residential Development
By Carly Grimm
Earlier this month, Bilzin Sumberg’s South Florida Redevelopment Conference engaged hundreds of real estate developers, government staff and officials, architects, engineers, and construction professionals from 12 different states and three…
Unfamiliar Terrain
AB 1561 Extends Housing Entitlements by 18 Months
By Megan Jennings, Lisa Gluckstein
The state has granted an 18-month extension to certain housing development entitlements that were otherwise due to expire before the end of 2021. AB 1561 (Garcia) was enacted last year…
CEQA Developments
2020 CEQA Legislative Developments
As we rapidly approach the end of a year of COVID-related challenges and uncertainties, CEQA practitioners may want to review the year’s key legislation impacting CEQA and its application, which…
S&W Environmental, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas Law
In California the Housing Crisis Yields to Luxury Spas
By Chris Colyer
by Sean M. Sherlock A recent court of appeal opinion out of San Diego demonstrates how the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) has once again been used to impede housing…
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…