CEQA COMMITTEE ENDORSES SF SUPERVISOR SCOTT WIENER’S LOCAL REFORM LEGISLATION

Legislation introduced by San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener won the unanimous endorsement of the Bay Area Council’s CEQA Reform Committee under the leadership of Chair Michael Covarrubias of TMG Partners at its first meeting of 2013 at the offices of Hanson Bridgett in San Francisco.  Supervisor Wiener’s legislation seeks to codify and simplify CEQA appeals processes in San Francisco.  The Committee also heard from Senator Mike Rubio’s Chief CEQA consultant, Karen Scarborough, about efforts to move CEQA legislation in Sacramento, and had a good discussion on coalition building efforts led by Jennifer Hernandez of Holland & Knight as part of the CEQA Working Group of which the Bay Area Council is a part.To engage in the Bay Area Council’s CEQA policy work, contact Policy Vice President Matt Regan.