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For advocates working at the intersection of environmental protection and climate-smart growth, the California Environmental Quality Act (#CEQA) has long been a source of pride when it’s used as a tool to protect our natural lands and as a source of frustration when it’s abused to delay or block much-needed housing near transit.![]()
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Despite monumental CEQA reforms made by the legislature in 2025, California’s business lobby and sprawl developers are proposing a ballot initiative that would make far more radical changes to the law. ![]()
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While the rhetoric of the measure (proponents have dubbed it the Building an Affordable California Act, or BACA) seems to be aligned with urbanist goals, the actual policy details of the initiative suggest that the costs it brings far outweigh any potential benefits. ![]()
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Let us be clear: Gutting CEQA is a Proposition Californians Can’t Afford. ![]()
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On the blog, we outline multiple reasons why we strongly oppose BACA (and why we think voters should too): www.greenbelt.org/blog/ceqa-baca-initiative/
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