A San Diego lawmaker has laid the groundwork for more homes for lower-income Californians to be built across the state.
Assemblymember David Alvarez stands for a portrait outside his office in Chula Vista, California on Oct. 19, 2023.Enacted in 1970 amid the birth of the environmental movement, CEQA requires state and local agencies to study the possible environmental impact of proposed projects, share their findings with the public and figure out ways to prevent or make up for any damage.
That part of CEQA has given communities experiencing environmental hazards some legal power to push back, but it has also allowed some residents who oppose housing development toAccounts vary on how widespread this practice actually is, according to Stahl. But developers often cite even the possibility of facing a CEQA lawsuit as a deterrent.. “But sometimes the processes of it and really more the threat of legal action to defer are the real problems.