3/4/2024 10:14:01 PM Achieving Compatibility Between Solar Project Developers and Mineral Estate Holders By Dirk Mueller By Dirk R. Mueller, Alyssa Netto, and Will Russ Texas and California lead the country in terms of solar energy generating capacity while...
7/17/2023 7:42:25 PM Add Value to Your Winery by Monetizing Land Use Entitlements By Kay Philippakis Rachel Lenihan With today’s emphasis on increasing the bottom line of winery businesses, winery owners often overlook a simple strategy for increasing...
3/10/2023 6:24:23 PM State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations Go Into Effect April 1, 2023 By Kay Philippakis Rachel Lenihan The State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has been actively pursuing comprehensive new wildfire protection standards for...
2/28/2023 5:11:00 AM San Francisco’s Downtown: What Does the Future Hold? By Farella Braun and Martel Farella's CJ Higley with guest speakers, Marc Babsin with Emerald Fund, Jim Hakes with Handel Architects, Sujata Srivastava with SPUR,...
2/9/2023 10:43:09 PM A Year in Review: SB 9 Slow to Gain Traction By Bridget Sullivan Rachel Lenihan A year since the approval of Senate Bill 9 (SB 9), it appears few Californians have taken advantage of the new legislation that aims to...
10/19/2022 5:23:00 PM Controversial New Law Opens Door To More Residential Development In California By Farella Braun and Martel It has been praised as a long-overdue step to address California’s chronic housing shortage, while others have called it the “worst bill...
9/23/2022 12:33:00 AM How New Climate Change CEQA Thresholds Will Impact Bay Area Development Projects By Don Sobelman Farella's CJ Higley and Donald Sobelman with guest speakers, Michael Keinath from Ramboll and Tania Sheyner from City and County of San...
5/17/2022 7:23:00 PM Napa County Land Use Update: What You Should Know About Developments in the Local and State Regulatory Arena (Webinar) By Kay Philippakis Rachel Lenihan Speakers, Katherine Philippakis, Rick Tooker, and Rachel Lenihan discuss "Napa County Land Use Update: What You Should Know About...
8/2/2021 7:22:52 PM How Changes to California’s Fire Regulations Could Affect North Coast Housing Projects By Kay Philippakis Both the Board of Forestry and the State Senate are considering changes to state fire regulations that would affect real estate...
4/23/2021 7:12:40 PM California Court of Appeal Upholds Validity of SB 35 to Streamline Approval of Affordable Housing Projects By Farella Braun + Martel The California Court of Appeal issued a unanimous decision that will have lasting, positive implications for developers utilizing SB 35....
11/25/2019 6:43:59 PM New California Housing Laws: AB 68 Accessory Dwelling Units By Farella Braun + Martel On January 1, 2020, several housing-related bills recently signed into law by the Governor take effect. We will explain the upcoming...
11/18/2019 5:33:02 PM Newly Adopted California Housing Laws – Assembly Bill 1485 Streamlining the Permit Process for Housing Developments By Farella Braun + Martel On January 1, 2020, several housing-related bills recently signed into law by the Governor take effect. We will explain the upcoming...
11/11/2019 5:30:12 PM Newly Adopted California Housing Laws - Senate Bill 330 Housing Crisis Act By Farella Braun + Martel Ahead of the January 1, 2020 effective date for several housing-related bills recently signed into law by the Governor, we will explain...
10/28/2019 4:00:15 PM Upcoming Changes to California Housing Laws – AB 1482 Tenant Protection Act By Farella Braun + Martel The Governor recently signed into law several housing-related bills adopted during the 2019-2020 state legislative session. At the start...
9/19/2019 11:39:00 PM How Napa County Seeks to Streamline the Winery Permit Process By Kay Philippakis Recently, local members of the wine industry in the Napa County area of Northern California have been actively engaged with county...
9/4/2019 6:59:47 PM San Francisco COPA Program Rules Released By Farella Braun + Martel The Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) released program rules for the Community to Purchase Act (COPA) on...