Tips to Ensure You Exhaust Your Administrative Remedies and Don’t Get Ensnared by Res Judicata. CEQA is a common tool used to oppose development by interested parties. For example, environmental groups may comment on a project through the CEQA process to ensure impacts are avoided and adequately mitigated.  NIMBYs (Not In My Back Yard) may use CEQA to stop development or decrease the magnitude of development by citing traffic impacts, inconsistency with a City’s Land Use Plan,… Continue Reading