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By Paul Singarella, Shivaun Cooney, Andrea Hogan, and Adam Thomas

On July 16, 2013, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed on first reading an ordinance that would amend the  California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) procedures set forth in Chapter 31 of the City’s Administrative Code.  A vote on final passage of the ordinance is on the Board’s July 23, 2013 agenda.  The ordinance follows a number of previous attempts over the past decade to revise the City’s procedures related to CEQA, and reflects several amendments to address key differences between competing proposals. 

By Christopher Garrett, Jim Arnone and DJ Moore

Many interest groups have urged that the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) needs to be “modernized”, but disagree as to the changes that are needed.  As the California Legislature tackles this challenge, the most visible effort is Senate Bill 731 (S.B. 731) now sponsored by California Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg.  As a bill sponsored by the President pro Tem there is a reasonable likelihood this legislation will pass, whether…