CalCIMA Updates Legislative Developments in California

According to the California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA), as part of a deal in enacting the 2025-2026 fiscal year state budget, legislators and Gov. Gavin Newsome hammered out an agreement on permitting reforms to stimulate housing and manufacturing.  Specifically, the legislation exempts and streamlines certain permitting provisions in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for infill housing and…

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California Studies Road Funding, Housing

April 2, 2025 – According to the California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA), Transportation California has released a new study on potentially viable funding tools to replace declining transportation funding from fuel excise taxes as Californians increasingly adopt more fuel efficient and zero-emission vehicles. The state and local communities face a $31.1 billion transportation funding shortfall over the next…

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