Following the ruling, Governor Newsom and legislators committed to changing the law to make it easier to build the housing the state desperately needs. The legislation is in response to a court ruling in February of this year blocking UC Berkeley’s new housing for not assessing the noise impacts of college students living in an already populated area.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Governor Newsom signed AB 1307 (Wicks, D-Oakland) which removes CEQA barriers to universities building new housing.
