We’ve obviously entered some strange political times, with notable examples including conservative Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., ...

State policies set the stage to build apartments without a reasonable amount of needed parking leaves the county, and likely ...

A pending state bill would aid construction of needed urban housing by skirting unnecessary CEQA restrictions.

The Environmental Council of Sacramento, Sierra Club Mother Lode Chapter and Friends of the Swainson's Hawk are plaintiffs in ...

California is making progress in addressing its housing crisis with the passage of Senate Bill 79 and efforts to reform the ...

But when a bedrock environmental law is used to cause measurable environmental harm — for example, by displacing housing developments to agricultural ... CalMatters is a Sacramento-based nonpartisan, ...

Mayor Kevin McCarty is in full support of the development plan, saying it would "bring life to our downtown." Rep. Madeleine Dean's Banana Burn Against Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Goes Viral ...

The 1970 statute known as the California Environmental Quality Act could get a major reform if lawmakers in Sacramento pass a bill exempting urban housing development from onerous impact studies ...

And then some law firm or environmental group sues under CEQA and holds it up for a number of years.” Blakespear is on the same page as her colleagues. Although the law aims to ensure safe, ...

The landowners, NorthPoint Development and Angelo Tsakopoulos ... Heather Fargo, president of the environmental council of Sacramento and former city mayor said their main concerns are the ...

Dozens of residents and environmental activists are opposing the Airport South Industrial Project, which proposes to develop the land into an industrial complex. Neil Gorsuch Helps Sway Supreme ...

The proposed projects are currently undergoing environmental review. Any development outside the urban boundary would require a four-fifths vote by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors.