When it was first signed into law by Gov. Ronald Reagan in 1970, the California Environmental Quality Act represented a groundbreaking statement by Californians that our environment was important and deserved protection.
Since then, CEQA has served to protect the environment and foster better planning. More recently, however, CEQA has too often been abused by those who simply seek to stop development, often for reasons that have nothing to do with environmental protection.
12/30/2024