Sacramento Report: Lawmakers Want to Cut Red Tape to Ramp up Battery Storage | Voice of San Diego
PALM DESERT, CA – The Assembly Select Committee on Permitting Reform, chaired by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), convened a hearing and tour today to address the barriers posed by California’s outdated permitting processes to clean energy infrastructure development. California Lawmakers Push to Overhaul "Slow and Outdated" Permitting Process California legislature's ambitious climate and housing goals are stuck in a regulatory morass of their own making in the state's complex and time-consuming permitting process. Led by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), the Assembly Select Committee on Permitting Reform is conducting a comprehensive review of the state's regulatory framework, aiming to streamline approvals for critical infrastructure projects while maintaining environmental protections. The urgency for reform comes as California faces multiple interconnected crises. The state aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2045 and desper...