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Recent ceqa coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The Oct. 15 hearing would move the long-running plan update from a workshop into a formal recommendation process, but no commission vote has been recorded.
The Zoning Administrator approved renewals for the Hauck Bar and Leland Rock instream mining operations in the Alton area after finding no further environmental review was required under CEQA.
The county is asking commissioners to certify the project’s Final EIR and adopt findings addressing a significant and unavoidable cultural-resources impact.
The proposed zero-emission bus facility on Avondale Avenue remains under review after an Aug. 19 Planning Commission comment session; county staff said another public-comment opportunity will come at the DRC stage.
The proposed Pleasant Grove warehouse would provide 51 parking spaces instead of the 65 required under the county’s standard calculation, with roadway, drainage and floodplain conditions attached.
The Oct. 1 agenda recommends denying permits tied to 36,920 square feet of existing cultivation while approving continued instream mining at Hauck Bar and Leland Rock, but records no final decisions.
Sept. 9 meeting materials link a residential certification finding, CBECC 2025.3.0 and an ACM manual update, all tied to California’s 2025 Energy Code.
The Assembly concurred in SB 344 on a 61-2 vote, moving forward a project-specific environmental measure for the San Diego development amid debate over housing and CEQA.
The commission took final action on a statewide tire efficiency program that will phase in starting in 2029, with stricter standards set for 2033.
The California Energy Commission moved to approve a grant that would expand EV charging access for renters and other multifamily residents in Southern California and the Bay Area.
The California Energy Commission approved statewide replacement-tire efficiency regulations and certified the final environmental impact report at its Aug. 17 business meeting.
The commission approved the statewide Replacement Tire Efficiency Program at its Aug. 17 business meeting, setting phased standards and reporting requirements for replacement tires sold in California.
The bill would require updated CEQA review before new or expanded large coal terminals can get discretionary approval and would require enforceable mitigation for significant air-quality impacts.
The Planning Commission packet shows a 130,219-square-foot warehouse project at 7234 Pacific Ave moving forward with reduced parking, right-of-way dedication and other conditions before supervisors take final action.
The agency authorized short-term cash flow for a pipe replacement project and directed staff to file the related CEQA notice as a responsible agency.
At the June 11 meeting, commissioners heard a technical update on the heavy lift marine terminal and public concerns about noise, vibration and shellfish impacts, while staff outlined a revised three-phase buildout plan.
At its July 9 meeting, the Humboldt Bay Harbor District said it is the CEQA lead agency for the offshore wind terminal and that NEPA is not currently triggered for the district’s project, while also detailing a marina dredging funding shortfall.
The July 9 meeting moved the offshore wind terminal review ahead while detailing community-outreach funding and the lack of a near-term Woodley Island Marina dredging plan.
Commissioners adopted the permit, CEQA findings and mitigation monitoring program at their June 11 meeting after public comment.
The California Energy Commission approved the final 2025 IEPR at its July 8 business meeting and backed the action with a CEQA finding that adoption is not a project.
Backup materials for the July 8 business meeting show the commission poised to approve the final Integrated Energy Policy Report after workshops, webinars, a draft report and a proposed final version.
The board is weighing a narrow cleanup amendment that would extend a missed fee deadline and make a 2023 zoning approval operative.
The June 29 hearing on SB 1370 centered on how far California should go to speed wildfire fuel-reduction work while preserving environmental review, public notice and pesticide limits.
The 5-0 vote sends the advanced-manufacturing exemption overhaul to Appropriations after supporters and opponents clashed over labor and environmental conditions.