Environmental & Energy
Aug. 21, 2026
Proposition 45 opponents say existing CEQA reforms are working
Critics of the business-backed initiative say California has already streamlined environmental review for housing and other development and warn Proposition 45 would go too far in weakening CEQA protections.
Opponents of Proposition 45 argued Thursday that the business-backed CEQA overhaul would go far beyond recent legislative efforts to streamline housing and other development, weakening environmental protections just as they say a decade of narrower reforms is beginning to produce results.
At an online news conference, opponents pushed back on the premise that Sacramento has failed to reform the California Environmental Quality Act. They pointed to housing laws enacted since 2017 t...
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