26yr. old convicted felon John Hernandez Felix is on trial for the murder of 2 Palm Springs police officers Lesley Zerebny and Jose “Gil” Vega, 63. He is charged with two counts of first-degree murder with the special circumstances and murder
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Obama To Make History With Friday Arrival In Palm Springs – KMIR News | Palm Springs, California
Post-presidential visits to the desert are nothing new. Presidents Eisenhower, Nixon and Ford all came to the Coachella Valley after their time in office. President Obama though will make history Friday when he becomes the first president to head straight…
13 dead, 31 others injured in tour bus crash near Palm Springs. ‘Everyone, dead and alive, was covered with blood’ – LA Times
They had spent the night at a casino near the Salton Sea, so many of the passengers had fallen asleep as the USA Holiday tour bus rumbled west on the 10 Freeway on the way home to Los Angeles.Before dawn, they…
Supreme Court Depublishes Quirky Fourth District CEQA/General Plan Decision
On August 17, 2016, the California Supreme Court ordered the Fourth District’s opinion in People for Proper Planning v. City of Palm Springs (2016) 247 Cal.App.4th 640 to be depublished, rendering it unciteable and of no precedential effect. I posted…
Fourth District Modifies CEQA Categorical Exemption Opinion Involving Palm Springs General Plan Amendment Without Altering Judgment
In an order filed June 17, 2016, the Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District (Division 2) modified its opinion filed April 22, and ordered partially published May 20, 2016, in People for Proper Planning v. City of Palm…
City Elimination Of Minimum Densities Not Exempt From CEQA Review
People for Proper Planning v. City of Palm Springs (April 22, 2016, E062725) ____ Cal.App.4th ____. By William W. Abbott In 2013, the City of Palm Springs amended its general plan to remove any mention of minimum densities in…
Court of Appeal Rejects Use of Categorical Exemption, Muddies the Waters on Standard of Review for Exceptions
The Fourth District has waded into the world of CEQA exemptions, holding that the City of Palm Springs improperly relied upon the Class 5 categorical exemption for “minor alterations in land use limitations.” However, in a confusing discussion of whether…
Home(s) In The “Range”: Fourth District Overturns CEQA Exemption For City of Palm Springs’ General Plan Amendment Removing Minimum Residential Density Requirements
In a brief – and somewhat odd – opinion filed April 22, and belatedly ordered partially published on May 20, 2016, the Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court judgment denying a petition for writ of mandate challenging…
How about those $900 monthly HOA Fees?!
Do you think that you have a struggle convincing your homeowners that a small raise in homeowner association assessment fees is beneficial for the community? You should be very thankful that you do not manage or serve on the board…
Clinical Law Prof Meet-Up in the Desert: May 6 at 8:30 p.m.
By Jeff Baker
UPDATE: We're meeting on the patio outside the Fireside Lounge at the Westin. See you soon. Friends, Writers, Readers,The Clinical Law Prof Blog community will gather for an informal, not-hosted, meet up at the AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education at…