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CEQA Updates: Issues and Trends in 2026

Freeway by downtown Los Angeles
COM HLT 812

This intensive one-day seminar features the latest legislative amendments, proposed revisions to the CEQA Guidelines, court decisions handed down in the past year, and key issues and trends in CEQA practice.

Typically Available
Fall
Duration
As few as 1 day
Units
0.0
Current Formats
Live Online
Cost
Starting at $418.00

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What you can learn.

Explore the key issues and trends in CEQA practice at the state and local levels
Keep current on the latest developments essential for all environmental impact professionals
Identify the impact of local agencies on the environment and how to mitigate them
Assess the unique challenges posed by CEQA on agencies in California

About This Course

This intensive one-day advanced seminar offers practicing planners a clear, current look at how CEQA is changing in 2025-2026. Topics include recent legislative amendments such as the “CEQA Reform” bill, major court decisions from the past year, and emerging trends in CEQA practice. Emphasis is placed on real-world planning decisions, including project determination, pathway selection, document defensibility, and managing complex environmental issues tied to major entitlements.

Keynote Speaker: William Fulton, FAICP — Renowned planning expert, author of Guide to California Planning, and Professor of Practice at UC San Diego.

Join Margaret Sohagi, JD; Principal, Meyers Nave; UCLA Extension Distinguished Instructor Award, 2006 to hear the latest issues and trends in CEQA practice at state and local levels.

Winter 2026 Schedule

Date
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Friday 9:00AM - 4:30PM PT
Instructor:
REG#
408023
Fee:
$418.00
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5 hrs of MCLE credit; 1 hr Elimination of Bias credit.

5 hrs of CM credit for AICP certified planners - 1 hr Equity credit

Students must be logged in for entirety of the seminar to receive full credit.

Fee includes course materials.

Enrollment Limited. Visitors not permitted.

Late enrollments not permitted. 

Seminars will not be recorded.

Deadline
Refunds only available from November 04, 2024 to February 18, 2026
Schedule
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Date
Time
Location
Online
Fri Feb 20, 2026
9:00AM PT - 4:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Remote Learning