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Ezra Klein: “The Supreme Court rules. No, no, no, no. Public development…”

Featuring: Ezra Klein, Liberal | New York Times Columnist and Podcast Host | National

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In-Studio Discussion with Ezra Klein and Gavin Newsom on 'Abundance' and Democratic Governance

Published | Video Starts at 27:00

But I could be wrong on that. So what happens here is that the courts reject this a bunch of times because SEQUA is about public development. And then The Supreme Court rules. No, no, no, no. Public development is anything that requires a permit by the state of California. There's a Sierra Club lobbyist who we quote in the book who says after that CEQA applies to anything where you are rubbing two sticks together in the state. (27:00–27:08)

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Asserts that the Supreme Court ruled public development as anything requiring a permit by the state of California.

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