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CEQA REFORM TRIMS DOWN BURDENSOME ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD RULES

by Stephen J. Zelezny on October 23, 2025

posted in Administrative Regulations, CEQA, Legislative Updates,

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed landmark California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reform legislation into law on June 30, 2025. Together, Senate Bill 131 (SB 131) and Assembly Bill 130 (AB 130) exempt numerous development projects from extensive environmental review — enacting an urgent statewide effort to spur new housing construction. In addition to prioritizing housing, SB 131 also creates statutory exemptions for nonresidential developments, such as healthcare facilities, day care centers and broadband projects. Municipalities, developers and residents will surely welcome these new CEQA reforms, ... Continue Reading

tags: AB130, administrative record, CEQA, construction, developers, SB 131,

Not All Bidders’ Errors Are Fatal Flaws

by William R. Galstan on November 4, 2014

posted in Public Works, Uncategorised,

It happens all too frequently: your city or county receives a good bid on a public works project, and then discovers that the low bidder has made a mistake on the bid or omitted a necessary page of information.  An appellate case decided earlier this year, Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Inc. v. City of San Leandro holds that seemingly important bid flaws are not always fatal.    ... Continue Reading

tags: bid bond, construction, low bidder, public works projects,