Episode 209 - CEQA: "The Law That Swallowed California"
Phil and Camille bring you the latest discussions in California politics and do their best to crack through the insanity.
On this episode, we discuss the controversial law called the California Environmental Quality Act, aka "CEQA" and discuss how far it has strayed from it's original purpose and has been used to halt all progress in California.
This episode was recorded on 5.9.23
*The California Underground Podcast is dedicated to discussing California politics from a place of sanity and rationality.*
Links Mentioned in Show
CEQA 101
https://opr.ca.gov/ceqa/getting-started/#:~:text=The%20California%20Environmental%20Quality%20Act%20(CEQA)%20generally%20requires%20state%20and,impacts%20to%20the%20extent%20feasible
CEQA
https://califaep.org/ceqa_flowchart.php
CEQA agencies
https://ceqaportal.org/tp/CEQA%20Lead%20Agency%20Responsible%20Trustee%202020%20Update.pdf
CEQA fraud?
https://calmatters.org/economy/2019/05/weakling-or-bully-ceqa-environmental-law-california-development-battles/
Law reform needed
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2023/04/california-future-environmental-law-reform/
https://www.ocregister.com/2023/03/23/abuses-of-ceqa-continue-to-mount-the-time-for-ceqa-reform-is-now/
https://www.ocregister.com/2023/03/02/will-californias-misused-environmental-law-finally-be-reformed
CEQA Hurting Housing
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/03/signature-environmental-law-hurts-housing/618264/
Unions Hijacking CEQA
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/california-unions-environmental-law-17279821.php
How To Make Overdue Reforms to California Environmental Quality Act
https://reason.org/commentary/how-to-make-overdue-reforms-to-the-california-environmental-quality-act/
Video: How the Abuse of CEQA Contributes to the Housing Crisis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4WQArhbr0g
Video: CEQA is the law that swallowed California
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luZFhpwFtS8
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