California Enacts Landmark Housing Reform as Newsom Forces Through CEQA Overhaul
California Enacts Landmark Housing Reform as Newsom Forces Through CEQA Overhaul California Governor Gavin Newsom has successfully pushed through groundbreaking housing reform legislation, fundamentally altering the state’s environmental review process and signaling a new era for development. The bills, passed on Monday and now immediately effective, are set to significantly accelerate housing construction across the state. The newly enacted Assembly Bill 130 and Senate Bill 131 dramatically streamline the approval process by largely exempting most urban housing projects from the…