Last November, I wrote a piece here about Opportunity Zones, a feature of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act geared towards spurring new capital investment in specific low-income areas by providing capital gains deferral, reduction and avoidance for long-term infusions of working capital in these selected regions. In … [Read More...] about News and updates on Opportunity Zones
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San Jose’s energy and water use benchmarking program for large commercial and multifamily buildings starts soon
California’s policymakers have long been advocates of sustainability, especially regarding energy and water use, mainly for reasons of necessity. … [Read More...] about San Jose’s energy and water use benchmarking program for large commercial and multifamily buildings starts soon
Palo Alto reverses course on commercial development cap
Some time back, I wrote about the City of Palo Alto’s struggles in addressing the amount of commercial development it should allow, in grappling … [Read More...] about Palo Alto reverses course on commercial development cap
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Are we seeing a rash of ADA issues in Silicon Valley?
Enacted in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) is a landmark paradigm of U.S. civil rights legislation, modeled after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in order to bar discrimination against and ensure … [Read More...] about Are we seeing a rash of ADA issues in Silicon Valley?
Will the California Supreme Court take action to curb abusive CEQA environmental review practices?
I have written about the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and its workings on a number of occasions in my blog. To be sure, requiring California government agencies to take into account the protection … [Read More...] about Will the California Supreme Court take action to curb abusive CEQA environmental review practices?
Federal government tightens and expands high-priced residential real estate reporting obligations in money laundering battle
I’ve previously reported in this blog on efforts by the federal government to combat money laundering by imposing certain reporting and record-keeping requirements for high-value residential real estate transactions … [Read More...] about Federal government tightens and expands high-priced residential real estate reporting obligations in money laundering battle