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Senator Rubio Resigns: Is CEQA Reform Dead?
Senator Michael Rubio (D-Shafter) announced today that he is resigning from the California State Senate, effective today. Senator Rubio made headlines at the end of the 2012 legislative session when…
Environmental and Climate
Better Wear Your Helmet – Bicycle Plan Update Collides with CEQA
In 1997, the City of San Francisco adopted the City’s Bicycle Plan. In 2005, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors directed its staff to prepare an update to the City’s…
Administrative and Regulatory
Court Finds CEQA Challenge Not Worth its Weight in Sand
In Save Cuyama Valley v. County of Santa Barbara (Jan. 10, 2013) 2013 Cal.App.LEXIS 212, the Sixth District Court of Appeal issued a decision upholding the trial court’s denial of…
Environmental and Climate
Third District Court of Appeal Upholds County’s General Plan Update “Tiered” Environmental Impact Report
In an unpublished decision, Sierra Club v. County of Tehama (2012) 2012 Cal.App.Unpub.Lexis 8813, the Third District Court of Appeal issued a decision upholding the trial court’s denial of Sierra…
Land Use Law Blog
Court Affirms EIR for 30 Year Mining Operation; erroneous impact conclusion did not invalidate the EIR
By William W. Abbott Save Cuyama Valley v. County of Santa Barbara (2013) 213 Cal. App. 4th 1059. Troesh Materials, Inc. submitted an application to the County of Santa Barbara (“County”)…
Environmental and Climate
Governor Brown Calls for Streamlining CEQA
On January 24, 2013, Governor Jerry Brown discussed the need for CEQA reform in his State Of The State address. In discussing CEQA, Governor Brown explained that streamlining CEQA could…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Supreme Court to Decide Whether City Council’s Adoption of Voter-Sponsored Initiative is Exempt from CEQA
The California Supreme Court announced on February 13 it has accepted review of Tuolumne Jobs & Small Business Alliance v. Superior Court, the recent decision (see our November 2 post)…
CEQA Developments
Supreme Court Will Review CEQA Decision From Fifth District In Wal-Mart Citizen Initiative Case
After receiving three separate petitions for review, including petitions from real parties Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and the City of Sonora, the California Supreme Court voted unanimously on February 13, 2013…
Environmental and Climate
Court Hauls Private Road Project Back to County for Further Environmental Review
In an unpublished decision, Forest Tull v. Yuba County (Jan. 11, 2013) 2013 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 247, Forest and Bobbie Tull (the Tulls), challenged Yuba County’s (County) certification of an EIR for…
Environmental and Climate
Court Silences Petitioner’s Challenge to a Negative Declaration
In an unpublished decision, Stahovich v. City of Anaheim (2012) 2012 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 9465, the Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s denial of a writ of mandate and…