Some of our recent blog posts have followed the progress of SB 827, a bill intended to address the State housing shortage. The bill limits local zoning restrictions for housing units located in qualifying transit areas. The bill was sponsored by California YIMBY (Yes in My Backyard) and supported by some in the building industry. […]
Coffee has been known to produce some unpleasant effects including dehydration, irritation, yellowing teeth, bad breath, and an addiction to setting up the perfect Instagram photo. But according to the Los Angeles Superior Court on March 28, 2018 coffee contains a chemical known to cause cancer. The Court issued a tentative ruling that coffee must […]
A state bill that would have brought denser housing to areas around transit stations, in an effort to alleviate California’s housing crisis, is dead after failing to receive enough votes before the state senate’s transportation and housing committee. Several lawmakers said they supported the bill’s goal of creating additional housing, in areas where the state […]
On Monday April 2, the federal government took aim at a land use law passed in California last year, which gives California the right of first refusal in any sale of public lands, for the purpose of preventing resource exploitation or development. Under the law, the state would either have to raise the money to […]
President Trump made a promise early April to support legislation with a goal of protecting the marijuana industry in states that have already legalized the drug. The U.S. Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, made a threat against the industry just three months ago, and the President’s promise forebodes a clashing. In January 2018, Attorney General Sessions […]
Electric vehicles, an early harbinger of the adoption of greener technologies in many states, will be one of the largest drivers of the expected increase in demand in copper over the next five years, says commodity analyst Robert Edwards. Today, less than 1% of the world’s vehicles are electric, but experts believe that by 2040 […]
Autonation, a dealership and car collision center with over 50 locations in California, has been ordered to pay $2.1 million in civil penalties to settle allegations of improper hazardous waste disposal. Autonation is among the many large retailers that has been at the other end of California District Attorney (“DA”) investigations into hazardous waste handling. […]
A local resident of Malibu, California helped to lead a campaign to get rid of plastic straws in the city, which culminated with a City Council ordinance passed in late February that officially bans restaurants and food vendors from offering or selling plastic straws, stirrers, or utensils to customers. The ban goes into effect on […]
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LegislationThe sponsor of California State Senate Bill 827, Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) amended the proposed bill ahead of its first legislative committee debate. SB 827 has potentially significant land use implications and was previously summarized on this blog. To recap, the bill is an aggressive attempt to address the housing shortfall in California by overriding […]
This week, a federal judge in Wyoming stayed implementation of an Obama-era methane emissions rule. The Obama methane rule south to limit methane emissions from oil and gas projects by reducing leaking, flaring, and venting of natural gas in drilling operations. The Trump administration has moved to roll back the Obama methane rule, and in […]
