By Mitchell B. Menzer and Ryan Trahan (January 2011; 8 pages) California's Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act (S.B. 375) was signed into law more than two years ago as one part of the state's multipronged approach to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. The authors discuss the process of developing sustainable community strategies, including the impact on transportation planning and funding, integration of the regional housing needs assessment process with regional planning, and the streamlining of environmental reviews under the California Environmental Quality Act for qualifying projects.