California’s reorganization plan to create a Housing and Homelessness Agency and a Business and Consumer Services Agency aims to address the state’s housing crisis, with the Little Hoover Commission recommending additional reforms to ensure success.
California’s Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is being criticized by liberal lawmakers and housing advocates for obstructing progress and needs reform to balance environmental protections with the need for housing and infrastructure projects.
California is set to implement a major environmental and housing reform with the expected signing of AB 609 into law, which will exempt certain infill housing projects from CEQA review, allowing for faster and more efficient construction of new homes in already developed areas.
California is increasing penalties for retail theft, but lacks comprehensive data to determine if the changes are working, and the state is flying blind without it.
A grand jury report has found Sacramento County’s Batterers’ Treatment Program to be ineffective due to outdated methods, poor oversight, and structural barriers to participation, and recommends that the state provide greater flexibility and support to implement reforms.
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By Jennifer Ganata and Douglas P. Carstens The Little Hoover Commission’s recent report, “CEQA: Targeted Reforms for…
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By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor While the Little Hoover Commission believes that CEQA (California Environmental Quality…