Lawmakers know CEQA is a bust, so why won’t they fix it?

Lawmakers know CEQA is a bust, so why won’t they fix it? - R Street Institute

SACRAMENTO—It’s not that typical that an acronym for an arcane regulation would be a household word, but in California the term CEQA—pronounced see-kwa—is as well-known as terms such as OMG and LOL. Signed by Gov. Ronald Reagan in 1970, the voluminous statute provides a laundry list of terms and conditions on developers of every manner of... The post Lawmakers know CEQA is a bust, so why won’t they fix it? appeared first on R Street Institute.

Lawmakers know CEQA is a bust, so why won’t they fix it?

SACRAMENTO—It’s not that typical that an acronym for an arcane regulation would be a household word, but in California the term CEQA—pronounced see-kwa—is as well-known as terms such as OMG and LOL. Signed by Gov. Ronald Reagan in 1970, the voluminous statute provides a laundry list of terms and conditions on developers of every manner of construction project. CEQA has created a regulatory nightmare, although it still has defenders. LOL indeed. …