Environmental & Energy
Oct. 20, 2026
The devil in the details of Prop. 45
California's Proposition 45 promises faster development, but critics warn its fine print could gut environmental protections, sideline the public and weaken judicial oversight.
Douglas P. Carstens
Managing Partner
Carstens Black & Minteer LLP
Environmental, land use, municipal and natural resources law
Email: dpc@cbcearthlaw.com
UCLA SOL; Los Angeles CA
Carstens is board president of the Planning and Conservation League and managing partner of Carstens Black & Minteer LLP. His law firm specializes in environmental, land use, municipal and natural resources law.
It is an often-repeated adage that "the devil is in the details." (E.g., Golden Door Properties, LLC v. County of San Diego (2020) 50 Cal.App.5th 467, 506.) With the vigorous debate going on about whether Proposition 45 (officially titled "Modifies Environmental Review for Certain Projects," also known as "BACA") on California's November ballot is a good idea,
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