#onerous regulations

[erebusvincent]

If California can suspend permitting rules after wildfires, it can abolish them

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has this week issued an executive order to spare victims of the Los Angeles wildfires from onerous government p

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has this week issued an executive order to spare victims of the Los Angeles wildfires from onerous government permitting and review requirements as they rebuild their homes and lives. Specifically, he's putting on hold cumbersome rules required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the Coastal Act.

That's smart politics and good policy, but why not take this approach further?

CEQA needs to go. Let this be our year.