The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

Business Leaders Urge Legislators to Pass $180 Billion Infrastructure Plan

Sentinel News ServiceJune 8, 2023

California business leaders overwhelmingly support Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $180 billion infrastructure proposal that would equip the state to build vital projects faster, while creating an estimated 400,000 construction-related jobs.

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Devastating LA Homeless Count Underscores Need for Santiago Bill to Speed Emergency Housing Projects

Sentinel News ServiceJune 21, 2019

A bill that would expand CEQA exemptions for certain supportive housing projects crossed a significant hurdle in the California Senate this week, earning unanimous support in the Environmental Quality Committee. AB 1197, authored by Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), would ensure that state and local funding to build temporary and supportive housing projects can be spent more quickly and efficiently in the city of LA.