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CEQA
1,312 published works
Administrative and Regulatory
Silverado Modjeska Recreation and Parks Dist. v. County of Orange (2011) 197 Cal.App.4th 282
Upon receiving a writ of mandate from the trial court in 2003, Orange County (County) prepared a supplemental EIR (SEIR) for its Silverado Ranch Canyon Project (Project). Petitioner challenged the…
Administrative and Regulatory
Santa Clarita Organization for Planning the Environment v. City of Santa Clarita (2011) 197 Cal.App.4th 1042
The City of Santa Clarita (City) certified an EIR and adopted a master plan for a project to expand a hospital and medical office space over a 15-year period. The…
Administrative and Regulatory
South Orange County Wastewater Authority v. City of Dana Point (2011) 196 Cal.App.4th 1604
The City of Dana Point (City) approved a mixed-use development project next to a sewage treatment plant. The City conducted an initial study and prepared a mitigated negative declaration (MND)…
Administrative and Regulatory
Latinos Unidos de Napa v. City of Napa (2011) 196 Cal.App.4th 1154
The City of Napa (City) approved revisions to the housing and land use elements in its General Plan. Upon concluding that the added revisions would have no environmental effects not…
Environmental and Climate
Chawanakee Unified School Dist. v. County of Madera (2011) 196 Cal.App.4th 1016
The Chawanakee Unified School District (Petitioner) filed a petition for writ of mandate against the County of Madera’s (County) approval of an EIR for a development project, arguing that the…
Administrative and Regulatory
Citizens for Responsible Equitable Environmental Developments v. City of Chula Vista (2011) 197 Cal.App.4th 327
The City of Chula Vista (City) approved a proposed Target retail store in reliance on a mitigated negative declaration (MND). Petitioner filed a petition for writ of mandate challenging the…
Administrative and Regulatory
Del Cerro Mobile Estates v. City of Placentia (2011) 197 Cal.App.4th 173
Petitioner challenged the City of Placentia’s (City) EIR for a proposed railroad grade separation project, claiming that the EIR was not sufficient. The trial court dismissed the case. The Fourth…
Environmental and Climate
Oakland Heritage Alliance v. City of Oakland (2011) 195 Cal.App.4th 884
Petitioner challenged the City of Oakland’s (City) EIR for a mixed-use project claiming it failed to provide meaningful analysis of seismic impacts under CEQA. The trial court issued a writ…
Administrative and Regulatory
Citizens for Responsible Equitable Environmental Development v. City of San Diego (2011) 196 Cal. App. 4th 515
In 1994, the City of San Diego (City) certified an EIR and approved a 665-acre mixed-use development plan. In 2008, the City was approached by a developer who wished to…
Environmental and Climate
Cedar Fair, L.P. v. City of Santa Clara (2011) 194 Cal.App.4th 1150
The City of Santa Clara (City) approved a long and detailed “term sheet” for the development of a professional football stadium. The Petitioner challenged the approvals claiming the “term sheet”…