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Guidelines and Resources
Development of General Plans is a long and complex process. For guidance, explore these resources:
- State of California General Plan Guidelines
- California Strategic Growth Council
- California Energy Comission Energy Aware Planning Guide
- Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
- Climate and CEQA General Plan FAQs from the Attorney General’s Office
- Analysis of the landmark settlement establishing CEQA-mandated consideration of climate change in general planning
- Feedback from the Attorney General to San Bernardino and Mission Viejo regarding consideration of environmental issues in their General Plan updates.

