Court gives Los Altos a bad case of gas | News
A federal appeals court has declined to reconsider its controversial April 2023 decision that mutes Los Altos’ and other cities’ attempts to require natural gas bans in new construction.
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ Jan. 2 denial to rehear its ruling in the pivotal California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley case means cities like Los Altos cannot adopt reach codes that outright prohibit use of natural gas in new construction or extensive remodels – something the city tried to do when the city council approved a new reach codes ordinance last year, just prior to the April 17 Berkeley ruling. The city suspended the ordinance as a result.