Environmental & Energy
Sep. 12, 2023
New law aids UC Berkeley in court dispute with residents
In February, a unanimous panel on the 1st District Court of Appeal, Division 5, ruled in favor of two organizations that sued under the law to block a student housing development.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that takes direct aim at a lawsuit filed by Berkeley residents who complained that noise from a planned dormitory would violate the California Environmental Quality Act.
AB 1307, signed Thursday, states “that the effects of noise generated by project occupants and their guests on human beings is not a significant effect on the environment for residential projects” under CEQA. In a news release, the law’s auth...
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