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Job Announcement: Associate Attorney, Renewable Energy Practice

Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP is seeking to hire an Associate Attorney to support its renewable energy practice. The firm is located in San Francisco, although candidates wishing to work remotely full-time from other locations will be considered.

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Firm NewsMarch 8, 2023

Twelve SMW Attorneys Recognized as Leaders in Environmental Law

This year’s Lawdragon News list of the “Green 500: Leaders in Environmental Law” includes 12 Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger attorneys. They were selected through nominations, journalistic reporting, and vetting by a board of peers. Kevin P. Bundy, Ellison Folk, Tamara S. Galanter, Ellen J. Garber, Winter King, Robert “Perl” Perlmutter, Gabriel M. B. Ross, Andrew W. Schwartz, Sky C. Stanfield, Richard Taylor, William J....

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Firm NewsFebruary 24, 2023

Remote Meetings Under the Brown Act

Under the Brown Act, legislative bodies must conduct their business in open, public, and noticed meetings. Before COVID-19, decisionmakers, staff, and the public almost always attended meetings in person. Infrequently, public agencies invoked a narrow provision of the Brown Act to allow one or more members to “teleconference” into a meeting from a remote location, provided that the public was given notice and could attend...

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Public Agency UpdateFebruary 21, 2023

Constitutional Limits to Abating Homeless Encampments, and Best Practices for a Cooperative Approach

California is home to nearly one-fourth of the nation’s unhoused population, and homelessness in California continues to rise. For example, according to the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, from 2019 to 2022, California’s unhoused population increased from approximately 151,000 to 171,000. Of the 171,000 unhoused individuals counted in 2022, 67%, or 115,000 persons, were unsheltered, living in places not...

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Public Agency UpdateFebruary 21, 2023

SMW Attorney Presents on Disaster Response to the Association of California Water Agencies

Severely eroded portion of the California Coastal Trail. All photos courtesy of City of Half Moon Bay. SMW attorney Catherine Engberg presented on the topic of disaster response to the Water Quality Committee of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA). The 2023 winter storms / atmospheric river severely impacted SMW client City of Half Moon Bay, as well as its sewer agency, Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside...

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Our WorkFebruary 17, 2023

Spreading Good Cheer at the End of The Year

As another year draws to a close, Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger is continuing to make charitable contributions to groups engaged in environmental justice and anti-racism work. “We feel fortunate to be able to continue our tradition of supporting non-profit organizations engaged in environmental justice, anti-racism, and empowerment work, through annual contributions to groups doing this work,” said managing partner...

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UncategorizedDecember 21, 2022

Sara Clark Leads Panel Discussion at Yosemite Environmental Law Conference About Beneficial Fire

At the fall 2022 Environmental Law Conference, SMW partner Sara Clark moderated a panel titled “Restoring Beneficial Fire in California.” The conference, sponsored by the California Lawyers Association, is held every year at Yosemite National Park. Panel participants Lenya Quinn-Davidson, Craig Thomas, and Don Hankins discussed the history of fire exclusion in California and the resulting impacts on ecosystems,...

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Our WorkNovember 18, 2022

SMW Attorney Contributes to Journal of California Supreme Court Historical Society

SMW attorney Pearl Kan was recognized by Rob Mullaney, clinical director of the Aoki Water Justice Clinic at @UCDavisLaw, for her help in an article published in the Journal of the CA Supreme Court Historical Society related to the Clinic’s foundation.

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Our WorkOctober 30, 2022

SMW Attorneys Speak at National Land Trust Conference

At the Land Trust Alliance’s annual national conference in New Orleans in September, SMW firm members Sarah Sigman and Tamara Galanter shared their expertise with land trust representatives and others in the conservation community. Sarah presented on best practices for preparing the baseline reports that document the condition of the conservation property at the time the landowner enters into the conservation easement...

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Our WorkOctober 30, 2022

SMW Halts “Underground Regulation” Threatening Solar and Storage Projects

In a settlement with SMW client the California Solar and Storage Association (CALSSA), a state licensing board rescinded regulations that would have prohibited solar contractors from installing solar panels paired with batteries for energy storage. The regulations would have been devastating to California’s solar contractors and their workers, as well as to consumers who are increasingly demanding solar and storage...

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Our WorkOctober 30, 2022

Vacant House Taxes: One Tool to Ease Housing Pressures

Housing affordability – whether buying or renting – remains a critical challenge for California cities and their residents. An April 2022 report from UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation found that a record number of Californians are housing cost burdened. State housing cost burdens have surged over the last two decades, with home value increases meaningfully outpacing median household income growth over the...

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Public Agency UpdateOctober 26, 2022

Changes Coming in 2023 to State Energy Code and Green Building Standards

In late 2021, the California Energy Commission approved updates to California’s Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Energy Code), which regulate energy and water efficiency for newly constructed buildings. The Commission also approved energy-related updates to the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen), which both mandates and encourages sustainable construction practices. Both sets of updated standards take...

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