BPC 2026 CEQA and Regulatory Update Workshop

2026 CEQA & Regulatory Update Workshop

Navigating California’s Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Bay Planning Coalition’s 2026 CEQA & Regulatory Update brings together legal, policy, public-sector, and industry perspectives for a timely look at the legal and regulatory developments affecting environmental review and project delivery in California.

This year’s program will examine recent CEQA case law and state regulatory and legislative developments, major changes in federal environmental law and policy, and the implications of the November election for California’s environmental regulatory landscape.

2026 CEQA & Regulatory Update

Program Overview

The morning program will bring together legal, policy, public-sector, and industry perspectives on the developments shaping environmental review and regulation in California and the Greater San Francisco Bay Area.

8:30am – 9:00am

Registration & Networking

Check in, connect with fellow attendees, and join us for coffee before the program begins.

9:00am – 9:05am

Opening Remarks

Speaker
  • Sean Herman, Hanson Bridgett
9:05am – 10:30am

CEQA Case Law, Regulatory and Legislative Update

An overview of recent CEQA case law and key regulatory and legislative developments affecting environmental review in California.

Speakers
  • Sam Bacal-Graves, Stoel Rives
  • Niran Somasundaram, Hanson Bridgett
  • Katie Chamberlin, Anchor QEA
  • Devyani Jain, Port of San Francisco
10:30am – 10:50am

Coffee Break

10:50am – 11:55am

Federal Environmental Regulatory Update

An overview of recent developments involving NEPA, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act, and other key environmental cases and policies at the federal level with significant implications for California and the Greater San Francisco Bay Area.

Speakers
  • Scott Birkey, Cox Castle & Nicholson
  • Jennifer Jeffers, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis
  • Tom Boer, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Moderator
  • Kathryn Oehlschlager, Stoel Rives
11:55am – 12:40pm

Election Results and Impacts on Environmental Regulation

A post-election analysis of key state and local elections and ballot measures and broader implications across the political and environmental regulatory landscape.

Speakers
  • Cassie Gilson, Axiom Advisors
  • John Whitehurst, BMWL
Moderator
  • Laura Tam, Bay Planning Coalition
12:40pm – 12:50pm

Closing Remarks

Speaker
  • Laura Tam, Bay Planning Coalition

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Registration

Join Bay Planning Coalition on November 4 for a morning of timely updates from legal, policy, public-sector, and industry practitioners on the developments shaping environmental review and regulation in California.

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