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Land Use Law Blog
Appellate Court Draws Line In Sand Requiring CEQA Review Before City Council Enactment of Land Use Measure
By William W. Abbott In case you missed the recent legal tremor, be advised that land use practitioners are looking at two appellate districts in conflict with one another over…
Environmental and Climate
Merced County Board of Supervisors Unanimously Approves the Quinto Solar Photovoltaic Project
On November 6, 2012, the Merced County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Quinto Solar Photovoltaic Project, certified the Environmental Impact Report for the Project and approved a Solar Benefits…
Technology and AI
Appellate Court Finds No Issue with the Timing of San Francisco’s Permit Issuance for T-Mobile’s Project
In Wendy Robinson v. City and County of San Francisco (2012) 208 Cal.App.4th 950, the First District Court of Appeal upheld the City’s approval of T-Mobile’s installation of wireless telecommunication…
Environmental and Climate
Petitioners Have the Burden of Proof to Establish Substantial Evidence Supporting a Fair Argument that a Project May Have a Significant Effect on the Environment
In an unpublished decision, Agriculture, Business & Labor Education Coalition of San Luis Obispo County v. County of San Luis Obispo, 2012 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 7948, the Second Appellate District…
Environmental and Climate
Appellate Court Upholds EIR Given its Discrepancies Are Minor and Present No Risk of Prejudice to the Environmental Review Process
In Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center v. County of Siskiyou (2012) 210 Cal.App.4th 184, Siskiyou County (County) approved a project to expand an existing wood veneer manufacturing facility for the…
Land Use Law Blog
Co-Gen EIR With Limited Range Of Alternatives Upheld
By William W. Abbott Roseburg Forest Products Co. operates a wood veneer processing facility in Weed, California. In 2008, the County of Siskiyou approved a permit for the purpose of…
Environment, Land & Resources
Court of Appeal Decision Highlights Importance of Risk Management in Administrative Proceedings
By Damon P. Mamalakis and Taiga Takahashi In September 2012, the Court of Appeal in Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center v. County of Siskiyou affirmed the approval of a 15…
Land Use Law Blog
No Commitment, No “Project”
In Chung v. City of Monterey Park (October 23, 2012, B233859) ___Cal.App.4th ___, the City Council directed staff to prepare a ballot measure that would require the City to seek…
Land Use Law Blog
William Abbott to Speak at the CLE International 8th Annual CEQA Conference
William Abbott will be speaking at the CLE International 8th Annual Conference on CEQA case law and practice tips, December 13, 2012 in San Francisco. Mr. Abbott will be presenting…
Government and Public Policy
Court Creates a Split in Authority by Holding a City was Compelled to Place a Voter-Backed Initiative on the Ballot Unless it Could Complete CEQA Review Within Election Law Time Limits
In Tuolumne Jobs & Small Business Alliance v. Superior Court of Tuolumne County (2012) 2012 Cal.App.LEXIS 1138 (Tuolumne Jobs), the Fifth District Court of Appeal clarified that an effort by…