Publications
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03.31.2023More Than a Mansion Tax: L.A.’s Measure ULA Will Address the City’s Housing CrisisUpdatesLos Angeles’ United to House LA Measure, enacted by city voters in November 2022, implements a significant new transfer tax on high-value real estate transfers or sales throughout the city of Los Angeles.
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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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09.21.2020CDC Temporarily Halts Certain Residential EvictionsUpdatesIn the wake of the July 24 expiration of the 120-day moratorium on residential evictions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued an order (CDC order) temporarily halting some residential evictions in the United States.
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09.15.2020Eviction Relief for California Residential TenantsUpdatesShortly after the shelter-in-place orders first went into effect this spring, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order allowing, but not requiring, local governments to impose temporary limitations on residential and commercial evictions in certain COVID-19-related situations.
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05.01.2020Ongoing Implications of COVID-19 Orders on Rent Payments for Commercial LeasesUpdates
While some states (such as Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Montana, and Oklahoma) have commenced, or will soon commence, phased or soft business reopenings, other jurisdictions (including the six San Francisco Bay Area counties in California, Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island) have recently extended their “shelter-in-place” and eviction moratorium orders.
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04.10.2020COVID-19 in California: Local Eviction MoratoriumsUpdatesLast month, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an Executive Order which allows but does not require local governments to impose temporary limitations on residential and commercial evictions in certain COVID-19 related situations.
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03.19.2020Real Estate Guidance During the Coronavirus PandemicUpdatesBelow is a list of real estate issues that employees, developers, landlords, tenants, and lenders may need to address in the wake of COVID-19.
Presentations
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01.31.202333rd Annual Land Use & Development Law Lunch Briefing and WebinarSpeaking EngagementsSeminar and WebinarA 90-minute multi-panelist briefing on the recent evolution of land use, planning, CEQA, and environmental law in California.
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01.19.202232nd Annual Land Use and Development Law BriefingWebinarsA 90-minute multi-panelist briefing on the recent evolution of land use, planning, CEQA, and environmental law in California.