Gov. Gavin Newsom sidestepped a lengthy political battle when he signed sweeping changes recently to the California ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom's strong-arm tactics to advance two unpopular California Environmental Quality Act reform bills by tying ...

Governor Newsom reforms California's costly environmental regulations while facing challenges in waste management and housing ...

Last Friday, it was unclear whether Newsom would win this game of brinksmanship. By the end of the day Monday, however, the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom and California legislators passed a major reform of the California Environmental Quality Act on Monday. The ...

Without Newsom's efforts, major reforms to California's stifling environmental laws would have died on the vine.

The bills passed with strong support in both the California State Assembly and Senate as part of the state budget process.

On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills that scale back CEQA—curtailing local power to stop urban development, and particularly housing, on environmental grounds.

Gov. Gavin Newsom tied the state budget to the passage of policy to lessen environmental review standards to speed up the construction of housing in California.

Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland receives a copy of the housing legislation bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Monday, June 30, 2025 in Sacramento. HECTOR AMEZCUA [email protected] ...

The passage of these essential reforms are the opening act in the movement for a sustainable California that builds and ...

Newsom holds firm and scores big CEQA reform Gavin Newsom during a press conference on April 16, 2025. (AP photo/Noah Berger) ...