April 26, 2013 By Dave Roberts There has been discussion by Sacramento politicians in the past year about the need to reform the California Environmental Quality Act in order to remove litigious roadblocks to new development, thereby boosting the state economy. But so far, the Democrats who co...
Posts Tagged ‘CEQA’‘Job killer’ bill could increase CEQA litigationFriday, April 26th, 2013Jerry Brown, faux foe of regulationSaturday, April 13th, 2013April 13, 2013 By Chris Reed Jerry Brown has talked such a good game on regulations that he often gets credit for being a stalwart on the issue -- even when all he ever does is offer lip service. That's why Dan Walters' column on the topic is so maddening. He presents a 2 + 2 scenario, and ... CEQA chases awesome Google project to Missouri, TexasSaturday, April 13th, 2013 April 13, 2013 By Chris Reed A really cool project conceived of and developed by Google in Silicon Valley isn't going to do Californians any good in the short term. It is Google Fiber — the search giant's experimental Internet infrastructure that can go 100 times the speed of regular broadba... Gov. Brown: To drill or not to drill?Monday, April 8th, 2013 April 8, 2013 By Katy Grimes California could become the next oil boom state. Will Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown and a Democratic supermajority in the state Legislature seize the day -- and the tax revenue that would come with drilling and fracking? Or will excessive environmental concerns... Politicians seek special enviro deal on arenaSaturday, March 30th, 2013 This is Part One of a two-part series. March 30, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- The unusually speedy approval of a new NBA arena for the Kings basketball team in the heart of downtown Sacramento leaves many details and unanswered questions on the table, including how this arena proje... Declare war on lawsuit abuseTuesday, February 12th, 2013Feb. 12, 2013 By Joseph Perkins Inmate lawsuits have become a cottage industry here in California. The Associated Press reports that such litigation has cost the state’s taxpayers more than $200 million over the past 15 years. Gov. Jerry Brown suggests that much of that litigation is friv... Democrats now see downside of CEQAMonday, February 11th, 2013Feb. 11, 2013 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO -- Although many of California's legislative Democrats are eager to "test drive" the new two-thirds majorities their caucuses hold in the Assembly and Senate -- i.e., pushing the limits of their power to advance their progressive agenda -- others are... J.B. says reforming CEQA is ‘Lord’s Work’Tuesday, August 28th, 2012 Aug. 28, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi In Archibald MacLeish’s 1958 play, “J.B.,” the devil disguised as a popcorn vendor destroys the property and children of a wealthy banker named “J.B.” to test his faithfulness to God. God, portrayed as a balloon vendor in a circus, offers to restore... Will Enviros Bend on CEQA Reform?Saturday, January 28th, 2012 Jan. 28, 2012 CEQA, the California Environmental Quality Act, has long been the third rail of politics here in theGoldenState. If a politician dare touch it, he or she is dead to the state’s powerful environmental lobby. Gov. Jerry Brown this week placed environmentalists in a quandary. He r... |