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Land Use Law Blog
CEQA Thresholds Require CEQA Review
Alameda Superior Court rules the Bay Area Air Quality Management District CEQA thresholds are a project under CEQA.
Aviation & Airport
Legislature Asked to Grant CEQA Relief for Rail Projects
By Barbara E. Lichman, Ph.D., J.D.
Following in the footsteps of his colleagues, on January 6, 2012, Assemblyman Mike Feuer introduced legislation that would give rail projects the same type of relief from California Environmental Quality…
Land Use Law Blog
The Lead Agency Correctly Utilized Existing Conditions As The Baseline For Environmental Assessment When Acting Upon A Lease Extension Request
Existing activities are appropriately considered part of the CEQA baseline.
Land Use Law Blog
Lack of Appropriation of Funds by the Legislature for Mitigation of Offsite Traffic Impacts Did Not Discharge the State University from Considering Other Feasible Strategies for Mitigation
In search of CEQA infeasibility: a Sisyphean task.
Land Use Law Blog
Sunnyvale West Baseline Issue Revisited? Not Exactly.
In Pfeiffer v. City of Sunnyvale City Council (2011) 200 Cal.App.4th 1552, the Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, upheld the city's certification of an EIR and approval of an…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
Court Clarifies CEQA Rules Regarding Infeasibility and Deferral of Mitigation
City of San Diego v. Board of Trustees of the California State University, No. D057446 (Cal. Ct. App. 4th Dist., December 13, 2011.) By Michael Hansen In 2005, the Board…
CEQA Developments
CEQA Administrative Records: Fifth District Opinion Elucidates Rules Governing Contents and Disputes
The proper content of CEQA administrative records is frequently a subject of intense dispute in CEQA litigation, resulting in partial certifications by agencies, and motions to strike and augment by…
Land Use Law Blog
2011 CEQA ANNUAL UPDATE
All in all, 2011 reflected a significant year in terms of the sheer number of published appellate decisions. While many decisions followed the parameters of past precedent, a handful of…
Environmental and Climate
Tina Thomas Establishes Thomas Law Group
Tina Thomas, a nationally-recognized land use attorney whose cases have established critical legal precedents in California, announced today the formation of the Thomas Law Group after nearly three decades as…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
CEQA Amendments from the 2011 Legislative Session
By Judy V. Davdoff & Alex Merritt In the 2011 session, the California Legislature and the Governor passed several bills to amend CEQA. As summarized below, these bills streamline the…