Governor Gavin Newsom called the move the "most consequential housing reform that we've seen in modern history." ...

Between an increasingly influential union and a new state housing agency, one of California’s biggest crises is getting a shakeup.

California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday passed major changes to the California Environmental Quality Act in what ...

New state law limits HOA rule and CC&R enforcement by capping fines at $100 per violation, unless a violation causes danger ...

California’s new environmental reform law, backed by carpenters, eases housing construction rules but deepens divisions ...

California has made significant changes to a law from the 1970s that was considered landmark legislation in protecting the ...

After a decade of intense debating California overhauls CEQA, its landmark environmental law with hopes of making the state ...

The changes to the California Environmental Quality Act could greatly speed up the issuance of building permits.

California Democrats faced backlash from climate change lobbyists and activists over appearing to roll back environmental ...

Newsom described the bills as the “most consequential housing reform that we’ve seen in modern history in the state of ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a major housing bill to speed construction by easing environmental rules. The state is notorious for ...

California lawmakers have rolled back portions of a landmark state environment law to make it easier to build new housing in urban areas.