Supported by The Climate Center

AB 68 (Ward) Prohibiting housing development on climate risk lands

Status: Two-Year Bill
The ruins of vehicles and property on August 22, 2021 near Wofford Heights, California

Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for a multifamily housing development that is subject to a streamlined, ministerial approval process, as provided, and not subject to a conditional use permit, if the development satisfies specified objective planning standards. This bill would require a local government to … Read more

Supported by The Climate Center

SB 499 (Menjivar) School Extreme Heat Action Plan Act

Status: Held in Committee

Existing law, the California Child Day Care Facilities Act (Act), provides for the licensure and regulation of child daycare facilities, daycare centers, and family daycare homes by the State Department of Social Services. The Act exempts from its provisions certain types of these facilities and certain programs, including, among others, a California state preschool program … Read more

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Two Farms, Two Faces of Climate Change

Your 747 is going down. There are no parachutes. Do you A) run into the cockpit, push the unconscious pilot to the side, and try to save the day, or B) accumulate as many seat cushions as possible and prepare for impact? In the climate change world, Option A is reducing greenhouse gases to prevent … Read more