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Senate committee advances SB 607, a package of targeted CEQA reforms after intense debate
Summary
Sen. Scott Wiener told the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality that SB 607 is a targeted effort to curb misuse of CEQA that delays housing, energy and other public-benefit projects.
Sen. Scott Wiener introduced SB 607 to reform aspects of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), saying the bill targets misuse of the law that can delay housing, infrastructure and clean-energy projects.
Wiener described recent examples in which he said CEQA litigation or threat of litigation blocked projects that provide community benefits — including housing and food‑bank facilities — and argued the bill’s limited reforms would protect CEQA’s…
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