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California’s Proposition 45 Does Not Cover Data Centers

August 19, 2026

By Rachelle Chong, Law Office of Rachelle Chong, a former Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission and California Public Utilities Commission A recent debate over California’s Proposition 45 has raised...

Hanson Bridgett LLP

Proposition 45, its Implementation, and Its Benefits to Public Agencies

Clarification of Impacts of CEQA Reform on Cities and Counties Proposition 45 has raised many questions among stakeholders, including public agencies. To dispel some confusion about how the new law...

Public Policy Institute of California

Environment a Factor in Governor’s Race, US House Races

AFFORDABILITY PRESSURES TEMPER CALIFORNIANS’ GREEN LEANINGS ON CEQA, RENEWABLE ENERGY; MOST OPPOSE CONSTRUCTION OF DATA CENTERS IN THEIR AREA CONTACT: Matt Levin, Director of Digital Strategy media@ppic.org | 916-440-1124 SAN...

Yale Law Review

When a Statute Loses Its Way: Fulfilling the Original Intent of the California Environmental Quality Act

December 1, 2022

Rigel Robinson* The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provides for significant public input on public projects, analysis of a project’s environmental harms, and the opportunity for private actors to sue...

Hanson Bridgett LLP

What the Building an Affordable California Act Means, Practically

January 22, 2026

On December 26, 2025, the California Chamber of Commerce received an official Title & Summary from the Attorney General’s office for the Building an Affordable California Act (referred to here as the “Affordable CA”),...