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Will California Have To Exempt All Stadiums From Environmental Review?

Now that Ed Roski's new stadium in the City of Industry is exempt from CEQA, Bill Fulton wonders whether California can deny the same competitive advantage to others.
28 October 2009 - 2:00pm
California Planning & Development Report

NFL Cities May Benefit From California Stadium Decision

A recent move that exempted a proposed Southern California football stadium's plans from environmental review may turn out to be precedent-setting for other cities looking to revamp their sports arenas.
24 October 2009 - 1:00pm
Los Angeles Times
Lisa Feldstein

Traveling beyond LOS (By foot? On a bike?)

Sat, 03/28/2009 - 17:55

Let me start with a disclaimer: I am not a transportation planner. At the points where transportation planning shares borders with engineering, I tend to zone out and start doodling in the margins. I do, however, have a lifelong interest in transportation, which is why I share the excitement of some of my more transportation-focused colleagues about potential changes in how California measures transportation impacts of projects.

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SB 375 Likely to Affect Neighborhood Growth Battles

This report takes a local perspective on CA's new land use law, in the context of two preceding environmental laws, CEQA and AB 32. While the former enabled activists to fight new growth, the pendulum has begun to swing toward developers.
12 February 2009 - 10:00am
The Berkeley Daily Planet

Budget Extortion: Environmental Rollbacks Required

Republicans are using the budgetary process to roll-back environmental protections, claim environmentalists in California. The state is due to run out of funds in Feb and issue I.O.U.s unless the $18 billion gap is filled for the current fiscal year
2 February 2009 - 6:00am
The Sacramento Bee

Key Highway Lawsuit Settled In California

One down, nine to go - that's how many hwy projects Gov. Schwarzenegger wants exempted from environmental review in order to be 'shovel ready' for the Obama stimulus. Hwy 50 was settled to the delight of enviros who negotiated a big win for transit.
19 January 2009 - 12:00pm
The Sacramento Bee
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'Green' Governor Fast-Tracks Highway Construction

Environmentalists reject CA Gov. Schwarzenegger's attempt to waive new highway construction projects from environmental review to qualify for Obama's stimulus package, offering 'fix-it-first' construction and public transit projects as alternatives.
13 January 2009 - 8:00am
Los Angeles Times
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CEQA's Automobile 'Level of Service' Must Go

The San Francisco County Transportation Authority is calling for the elimination of auto levels of service (LOS) as a criteria under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
25 October 2008 - 7:00am
coolconnections.org

Rare Show Of Unity on Growth Legislation in CA

An unusual coalition of environmentalists, builders,and city leaders announced their support for a controversial land use and transportation bill that aims to involve the CA Air Resources Board in setting reduction targets.
13 August 2008 - 11:00am
Capitol Weekly
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