But while environmental leaders agree there’s room for some CEQA reforms, more than 100 organizations wrote in a separate letter Monday that some of Newsom’s proposed changes pose risks to residents, wildlife, water and other resources.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/06/06/climate-business-groups-clash-over-newsoms-proposed-environmental-law-reforms/

Further, it appears to be only a modest expansion of already existing, larger housing exemptions from CEQA.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2023-07-09/michael-smolens-even-a-small-housing-bill-is-subject-to-familiar-big-disputes

Lawmakers and leaders across the state have bemoaned CEQA as a tool often used nefariously to block or stall developments.

Source: https://www.bakersfield.com/news/city-rejects-appeals-pushes-along-new-veterans-clinic/article_590998b4-8f3a-11ee-85d0-8b77b5a15a60.html

Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, wants to exclude indefinitely certain motel-to-transitional housing conversions from CEQA requirements.

Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2023/03/20/sacramento-snapshot-inside-an-effort-to-extend-ceqa-exemptions-for-transitional-housing-projects/