Dr. Ashley Weinstein Carnes

Biography

Ashley Weinstein-Carnes is a Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and a land use attorney at Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP. Her practice focuses on providing strategic advice and counsel on various land use and real property issues, particularly in local administrative permitting and negotiation agreements with local governments and public agencies. She has extensive experience coordinating environmental reviews under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and processing entitlements through public hearings and administrative proceedings. Throughout her career, Ashley has successfully obtained land use approvals for some of the largest-scale projects in the state, including mixed-use multifamily residential developments, sports stadiums, and corporate life science office tech campuses. She is notably skilled in developing strategies for streamlining residential and mixed-use projects and is a recognized speaker and writer on changes in the regulatory landscape affecting housing production in California. Ashley is an active member of the Urban Land Institute, serving on the Leadership Team of the Small Scale Development National Product Council and formerly on the Steering Committee of the San Francisco District Council Young Leaders Group. She also holds the position of Vice-President of the Berkeley Real Estate Alumni Association and was honored with the 2021 Generation Award by Connect Media for the California region, as well as being recognized as a Northern California Rising Star by Super Lawyers in the Land Use/Zoning category.

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