Originally posted to the Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck website on March 19, 2020. Updated as of March 27, 2020. Gov. Newsom Issues Stay-At-Home Order Exempting Critical Infrastructure Workers In an unprecedented move to protect the health and well-being of all Californians, Gov. Newsom issued Executive Order N-33-20 on March 19, 2020, ordering Californians to stay home except … Continue Reading »
On March 17, 2020, Governor Newsom issued another executive order designed to further relax Brown Act meeting requirements to implement social distancing in response to COVID-19. Among other changes, Executive Order N-29-20 suspends the requirement that local agencies must provide a location for members of the public to comment in-person. Local agencies must still enable … Continue Reading »
Today, March 12, 2020, Governor Newsom issued an executive order further enhancing state and local governments’ ability to respond to COVID-19. Of particular interest to water districts and other public agencies, paragraph 11 of the executive order relaxes certain requirements under the Brown Act and Bagley-Keene Act, to allow state and local legislative bodies to … Continue Reading »
WHAT The public review period is currently open for California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region’s (Central Coast Water Board) Draft Agricultural Order for Discharges to Irrigated Lands (Ag Order 4.0) and accompanying Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The public review period is from Feb. 21‒April 6, 2020. During this time, Central Coast … Continue Reading »
California regulates storm water discharges from industrial facilities under the federal Clean Water Act through its Industrial General Storm Water Permit (IGP). A facility obtains coverage by filing notice of its intent to comply with the IGP with the State Water Resources Control Board (“State Board”). The IGP identifies which industrial facilities need to comply … Continue Reading »
This article was written by Amy Steinfeld and Jack Ucciferri and originally published by the Santa Barbara County Bar Association Santa Barbara Lawyer magazine on January 6, 2020. Cannabis—whether you support or oppose it, you certainly can’t avoid this topic. But due to the patchwork of local regulations and its status as a Schedule I … Continue Reading »
Welcome to CEQA News You Can Use, a quarterly production of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP’s Natural Resources lawyers. This publication provides quick, useful bites of CEQA news, which we hope can be a resource to your real-time business decisions. That said, it is not and cannot be construed to be legal advice. Enjoy! Orville Dam: Another … Continue Reading »
Welcome to CEQA News You Can Use, a quarterly production of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP’s Natural Resources lawyers. This publication provides quick, useful bites of CEQA news, which we hope can be a resource to your real-time business decisions. That said, it is not and cannot be construed to be legal advice. Enjoy! Last … Continue Reading »
Welcome to CEQA News You Can Use, a quarterly production of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP’s Natural Resources lawyers. This publication provides quick, useful bites of CEQA news, which we hope can be a resource to your real-time business decisions. That said, it is not and cannot be construed to be legal advice. Enjoy! What … Continue Reading »
As highlighted in the recent article, Cadiz Inc.: First NASDAQ-Listed U.S. Company to Enter Joint Venture to Bring Hemp and Hemp-Derived Products to Market to Meet Growing B2B and B2C Market Demands, the joint venture between Glass House Farms and Cadiz was established to bring hemp and hemp-derived products to market at a commercial scale, … Continue Reading »
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