Residents say proposed CEQA edits would undercut public participation
Several residents at the Imperial County workshop urged staff not to let procedural changes impede the public's ability to raise CEQA concerns or seek judicial review, calling the proposals an "obstacle course." Staff responded the changes implement state guidance and address problems like last-minute document dumps.
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At the workshop several attendees voiced strong objections to the proposed CEQA procedure updates, saying the edits could narrow opportunities to raise concerns and to challenge approvals. Public commenter Jake Tyson told the board the changes felt intended to "teach citizens how how easily their participation can be disqualified," arguing CEQA is "an information disclosure law, not a government obstacle course." (Jake Tyson).
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