The electric vehicle (EV) market continues to break records. In 2022, nearly eight percent of all automobiles sold in the United States were EVs and there were more than 10 million EVs sold worldwide...

Today, many large or creditworthy retail tenants require co-tenancy provisions in their leases, which entitle them to certain remedies if the landlord is unable to provide a certain level of tenant occupancy...

Seldom does an obscure provision in a California statute provoke as much mainstream interest as what is colloquially known as the Builder's Remedy.

Reforming California's venerable California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is a politically charged topic. Over the years, the Legislature has made many incremental changes...

Yet another new front has developed in the 50-year battle over the reach of the Federal Clean Water Act. Earlier this week, EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers proposed a new...

Senate Bill 79 aims to boost housing production near transit stops in California, but its implementation across San Diego County cities reveals significant complexities. How are San Diego, Oceanside, and Solana Beach navigating discrepancies in transit stop classifications, density bonus calculations, and compliance timelines under this new state mandate?

This year, the Governor signed three bills that promote "gentle density," including small homes and accessory dwelling units (ADUs): SB 1123, SB 1211, and SB 450.

On August 28, 2024, just three days before the deadline for the legislature to pass bills, Assemblymembers Juan Carrillo (39th Assembly District) and Eloise Reyes...

The California Legislature passed a number of important new laws in 2023 that will affect California employers generally.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recently taken several important steps to address hazards posed by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known generically as "PFAS"...

On June 30, 2025, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 130 and Senate Bill 131 into law, creating significant new opportunities in housing and other development sectors...

Practicing real estate lawyers all over the United States have long been familiar with a problem that can arise whenever a landowner-client seeks to develop land burdened...

Authored by Senator Scott Wiener and signed into law on October 11 by Governor Newsom, Senate Bill ("SB") 423 amends Senator Wiener's 2017 landmark housing bill SB 35.

2024 marked a busy year for the California Legislature, which adopted a number of important new laws and regulations that will affect California employers in the years ahead...

After several legislative fits-and-starts over the past few years, the California Legislature finally came to consensus on Senate Bill 4 (SB 4)...

The Trump administration recently announced four proposed rules that would modify the implementation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Many of these proposed rules would reinstate regulations from the first Trump...

On September 19, 2024, the Governor signed a suite of housing bills, including two important bills revamping the much-publicized "Builder's Remedy" provisions of the Housing Accountability Act ("HAA").

Assembly Bill ("AB") 2243, which expands existing streamlining tools for residential developments on commercially zoned properties, took effect on January 1, 2025.

In recent years, California's housing crisis has been the primary focus of land use legislation, with over 100 substantial housing-related land use bills enacted since 2016.