California Governor Newsom proposed eleven bills to speed up the approval of clean energy, water, and transportation projects However, the bills amount to a significant rollback of the State's environmental laws CEQA leading to much debate within the environmental community.
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And how to fix it
March 12, 2021
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By any reasonable metric, the empty lot on the corner of First and Lorena Street in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles is a natural place to build housing. With a bus stop next door and an Expo Line light-rail station less than a quarter mile away, residents would enjoy an easy 30-minute commute to one of the densest business districts in North America. They could walk to daily necessities such as grocery stores, pharmacies, and restaurants, making car ownership mostly optional. And thanks to the energy efficiencies of multifamily living, folks moving in from the sprawl that otherwise defines L.A. would see their environmental impact plummet.