The governor and housing advocates maintain that CEQA, while well-intentioned at the time, puts up bureaucratic roadblocks.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is lagging far behind his campaign pledge to build millions more homes, was poised Monday evening to sign the most significant rollback in decades to California’s core environmental law that’s long been blamed for construction delays and soaring prices.

California lawmakers have rolled back portions of a landmark state environment law to make it easier to build new housing in urban areas.