Hating
on environmental laws is now a bipartisan activity. California
Democrats have leaned into the “Abundance agenda” — a
progressive case against regulations to build more housing, renewable
energy, and other public goods — to take swipes at the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
But to what extent does
California’s landmark environmental law actually hold back housing
production? And are proposed reforms actually aimed at the right
targets?
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