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It\u2019s well known that the \u52a0\u5dde\u73af\u5883\u8d28\u91cf\u6cd5\u6848<\/a>, signed by then-Gov. Ronald Reagan in 1970 and meant to protect the natural environment in public and private projects, is routinely misused to stop or delay much-needed housing construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anti-housing NIMBYs in affluent communities misuse it to stymie high-density, multi-family projects, arguing that their neighborhoods\u2019 bucolic ambience would be altered. And construction unions misuse it to extract wage concessions from developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a long-running civic scandal and a major factor in California\u2019s chronic inability to reduce its severe housing shortage<\/a>, one that cries out for CEQA reform, which former Gov. Jerry Brown once described as \u201cthe Lord\u2019s work.\u201d But neither Brown or any other recent governor has been willing to take on the task, which would mean confronting environmental groups and unions, two of the Democratic Party\u2019s major allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the absence of comprehensive reform, governors and legislators sometimes grant CEQA exemptions for particular projects, such as sports arenas, or narrow categories of housing. However, CEQA misuse continues and the courts have become venues for battles over its application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two recent state appellate court actions in the crowded San Francisco Bay Area \u2013 one expanding the use of CEQA by those who oppose housing projects and another that restricts its use \u2013 underscore the law\u2019s chaotic role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just before Christmas, one panel of the First District Court of Appeal issued a preliminary ruling<\/a> that could open a new avenue for using CEQA to halt projects. It declares that a University of California student housing development in Berkeley violates the law because UC didn\u2019t consider the impact of having more people \u2013 1,100 students \u2013 in the neighborhood, citing the potential of late-night parties and other gatherings that could worsen a \u201cpersistent problem with student-generated noise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, the court said that the presence of more people is an environmental impact \u2013 a novel theory that could hand anti-housing groups everywhere a potent weapon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As UC law professor Chris Elmendorf tweeted about the draft decision, \u201cThe court’s reasoning is devastating ammunition for racist white homeowners who would leverage CEQA to keep poor people and minorities out of their neighborhoods.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, he continued, \u201cusing the court’s statistical-associations logic, white homeowners could argue that CEQA requires affordable housing developers to analyze and mitigate putative \u2018gun violence impacts\u2019 from any lower-income housing project in an affluent neighborhood. The homeowners would point to statistics showing that poor people, and African Americans and Hispanics, are statistically more likely than affluent people and whites to be victims of gun violence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few days later, another panel of the same appellate court rejected efforts <\/a>by a group opposing a 130-unit project in downtown Livermore, called Save Livermore Downtown, to employ CEQA. Attorney General Rob Bonta had interceded in the case<\/a>, supporting the city\u2019s approval of the project and its win in Superior Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTiming is critical for affordable housing projects, which often rely on time-sensitive funding sources like tax credits to finance development,\u201d Bonta said while intervening, adding, \u201cOur state is continuing to face a housing shortage and affordability crisis of epic proportions. CEQA plays a critical role in protecting the environment and public health here in California. We won\u2019t stand by when it is used to thwart new development, rather than to protect Californians and our environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the appellate court action, Bonta tweeted, \u201cCA\u2019s housing crisis is dire. We won\u2019t stand by and let people misuse our laws to avoid being part of the solution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The outcomes of both cases underscore the need for a fundamental CEQA overhaul to reinstate its original purpose, rather than continuing wasteful project-by-project skirmishes.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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