Newly Enacted California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Reforms – Legal Insights and Current Litigation Strategies to Defend Housing Projects

On September 18, 2025, Liz Klebaner served as a speaker during "Newly Enacted California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Reforms: Legal Insights and Current Litigation Strategies to Defend Housing Projects," a MyLawCLE webinar.

Liz's session, "Legal Insights on California’s CEQA Overhaul," explored California’s newly enacted CEQA reforms—specifically AB 130 and SB 131—which significantly redefine environmental review for housing, infrastructure and community-serving projects. Designed for experienced attorneys, the session dissected how these statutory changes impact practitioner workflows, litigation risk and compliance strategy. Participants gained insight into procedural deadlines, single‑issue review pathways and valuation issues when determining project eligibility.

Drawing on legislative intent and operational guidance, Liz also highlighted where emerging legal challenges and interpretive disputes are likely to arise. Attendees left equipped to advise both public and private sector clients, updating CEQA policies, refining risk assessments and addressing compliance in the face of evolving case law and agency rule‑making.