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As a result of the recent enactment of California's 2022-2023 Budget Bill, the California Secretary of State's office as announced a temporary waiver of many business entity filing fees.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to "cut through bureaucratic red tape" and speed up reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by the January 2025 Los Angeles area wildfires.

The U.S. Department of the Interior and Department of Commerce have finalized a rule rescinding longstanding regulatory definitions of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act, fundamentally altering how habitat modification affects federal take prohibitions. This regulatory change, effective September 2026, eliminates the habitat-based interpretation that has governed ESA enforcement for over four decades, potentially reducing permitting requirements for development projects while facing imminent legal chal

Private fund sponsors and investment advisers face growing obligations to protect personally identifiable information collected during investor onboarding, from Social Security numbers to financial statements. As fundraising becomes increasingly digital, involving data rooms, subscription portals, and multiple service providers, the risk of mishandling sensitive information multiplies. What written policies and procedures should sponsors implement to safeguard prospective investor data while navigating comp

The Trump administration this Thursday announced the repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding — a conclusion based on decades of science that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare.

In last year's Land Use, Environmental & Natural Resources Update 2021 Update, we reported on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in County of Maui v. Hawai'i Wildlife Fund (County of Maui)...

Renewable energy developers are navigating new regulatory pathways and federal scrutiny as battery storage projects shift to state-level approval processes, while California investigates controversial federal buyouts of offshore wind leases. Meanwhile, major partnerships are advancing sodium-ion battery technology and massive solar-plus-storage deployments across the western United States.

California voters will decide on an $11.25 billion housing affordability bond this November, while Los Angeles advances an ordinance to phase out oil and gas drilling over 20 years. Meanwhile, President Trump's unexpected demand threatens the bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act, which includes controversial provisions banning large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a longstanding San Diego law that has helped fund thousands of units of affordable housing. The lawsuit, filed by the developers of a proposed 1,642-unit project in Kearny...

California's housing and development landscape faces significant shifts as Senate Bill 79 approaches its 2026 effective date, while cities like Palo Alto and Los Angeles grapple with implementation strategies. Meanwhile, new legislation targeting pharmaceutical facilities, wildfire recovery zones, and coastal development threatens to reshape workforce requirements and local planning authority across the state.

California environmental regulators are advancing significant changes to pollution monitoring and enforcement across multiple sectors. From the EPA's proposed elimination...

California has enacted comprehensive legislation requiring data center developers to disclose water usage and demonstrate supply adequacy before obtaining permits. These new laws impose water supply assessments, efficiency reporting, and drought contingency planning obligations that fundamentally reshape the regulatory landscape for data center development in the state.

Ready or not, borrowers are involuntarily seeing changes in the interest rates they are being charged. Why, you ask?

California's coastal development landscape is undergoing significant transformation as the California Coastal Commission faces new legislative and regulatory pressures to ease housing production barriers. Meanwhile, local governments across the state are implementing major zoning reforms, from Los Angeles County's affordable housing overhaul to San Francisco's transit corridor upzoning exemptions, as cities navigate the complex intersection of state housing mandates and local control.

California's Fish and Game Commission has designated the western spadefoot toad as a candidate species under the California Endangered Species Act, triggering immediate take protections that will affect development projects throughout the species' range. Developers with projects involving ground-disturbing activities in suitable habitat must now determine whether their activities require incidental take permits, regardless of existing CEQA approvals or local permits. The decision creates urgent compliance r

The California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation recently posted its 2023 Annual Report to the Legislature regarding its broker-dealer and investment adviser programs.

California voters will soon decide on Proposition 45, the Building an Affordable California Act (BACA), which promises to revolutionize CEQA environmental review for essential projects including housing, infrastructure, and renewable energy developments. The initiative would establish vested CEQA standards, accelerated review timelines, and significantly reduced litigation risks for qualifying projects. Will this landmark reform provide the certainty developers need, or will ambiguities in its broad provisi

California faces mounting water challenges as Lake Mead and Lake Powell reach historic lows, prompting innovative solutions like interstate water sharing and desalination programs. Meanwhile, state lawmakers debate how to balance the water demands of AI-driven data centers with conservation needs, and regulators advance major infrastructure projects including the controversial Delta Conveyance Tunnel and Sites Reservoir amid environmental concerns.