Gov. Gavin Newsom sidestepped a lengthy political battle when he signed sweeping changes recently to the California ...

Governor Newsom reforms California's costly environmental regulations while facing challenges in waste management and housing ...

California officials tweaked one of America’s most draconian environmental laws, but the adjustments will do little to ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom's strong-arm tactics to advance two unpopular California Environmental Quality Act reform bills by tying ...

Last Friday, it was unclear whether Newsom would win this game of brinksmanship. By the end of the day Monday, however, the ...

The bills passed with strong support in both the California State Assembly and Senate as part of the state budget process.

Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland receives a copy of the housing legislation bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Monday, June 30, 2025 in Sacramento. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com ...

For decades, the state’s landmark environmental law made it easy to block home construction. A new law changes that.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and California legislators passed a major reform of the California Environmental Quality Act on Monday. The ...

The budget trailer bills shaking up CEQA don’t kill the statute completely, but they make housing projects a whole lot easier.

Lithium battery factories without environmental review. Miami Beach development along the coast. And it's not going to make ...

California lawmakers passed a massive state budget vote Monday evening with just hours to spare before the July 1 deadline and the start of the new fiscal year.