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07.17.2023San Francisco Adopts Ordinance To Facilitate the Conversion of Office Buildings to HousingUpdates
In an effort to address the city’s office vacancy and much-needed housing, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved the “Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse and Downtown Economic Revitalization” ordinance on June 27, 2023. On July 5, 2023, Mayor London Breed approved the ordinance, which will become effective on August 4, 2023.
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02.06.2023Corporate Boards Are Ramping up These Sustainability PrioritiesArticlesSustainability remains a top priority for corporate boards this year as industries field growing demand from investors, consumers, and governments for more accountability, transparency, and responsiveness.
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12.08.2022BOEM Conducts First-Ever California Offshore Wind Lease SaleUpdatesOn December 6–7, 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held its third offshore wind lease sale this year—and the first of its kind for floating wind—bringing in $757.1 million from five lease areas off the central and north coasts of California.
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09.09.2022California Approves Ambitious Plan to Phase Out Sale of New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035UpdatesThe California Air Resources Board, on August 25, 2022, voted to adopt the lengthy and complex second iteration of the state’s ambitious zero-emission vehicle regulation now set to fully phase out the sale of conventional gas-powered vehicles by 2035.
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07.18.2022California Expands Energy Commission’s Jurisdiction to Bolster Clean Energy DevelopmentUpdatesGov. Newsom signed AB 205 into law on June 30, 2022, a legislative effort that significantly expands the California Energy Commission’s jurisdiction and encourages the development of new clean energy projects.
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03.30.2022What Companies Should Know Now About the SEC’s Proposed Rule on Mandatory Climate Disclosures—and How to Plan AheadUpdatesThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2022, proposed detailed and wide-ranging requirements for publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate risks in their registration statements and annual or other periodic reports.
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12.16.2021Opportunities and Challenges in Biden’s Plan for a Zero-Carbon Federal Government by 2050President Biden signed an executive order on December 8, 2021, directing the federal government to use its scale and procurement power to slash its carbon emissions by 65% by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050
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12.16.2021The Biden Administration’s Plan for a Zero-Carbon Federal Government by 2050UpdatesPresident Biden signed an executive order on December 8, 2021, directing the federal government to use its scale and procurement power to slash its carbon emissions by 65% by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
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11.15.2021How the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Build Back Better Bill Would Advance the Offshore Wind SectorUpdatesThe $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which President Biden signed into law today, and the proposed $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) each set aside historic investments in clean energy.
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09.29.2021California Commits $15 Billion to Fighting Climate ChangeUpdatesGovernor Gavin Newsom signed a $15 billion legislative package on September 23, 2021, funding efforts to combat climate change in California over the next three years.
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09.20.2021Court Upholds California Law Limiting Local Governments’ Ability to Deny Housing Development ApplicationsUpdatesIn California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund v. City of San Mateo, the California Court of Appeal rejected a city’s interpretation of what constitutes an “objective” standard under the Housing Accountability Act (HAA), Government Code section 65589.5, and upheld the constitutionality of the law and amendments that strengthened it.
This update was published in American Planning Association: California Chapter Northern News "Calif. Court Upholds Limiting Local Governments’ Ability to Deny Housing Developments" on 09.20.2021. -
10.28.2021 - Updated 04.26.2024
