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City Gambles and Wins on Agreement with Tribe Over Casino: CEQA Does Not Apply
By: Cori Badgley In yet another CEQA case involving whether an agreement between a tribe and a city constitutes a project, the court held that CEQA did not apply to…
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Application Processing: The Sun Has Set on Sunset
By Katherine J. Hart In the last quarter of 2009, three new California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") cases were issued - two by the First Appellate District and one by…
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Cal Supremes Opine On Statutes Of Limitation In CEQA Challenges
I'm on the road today, so don't have the time to read this opinion in detail, but here's another one for all you CEQA mavens. In Committee for Green Foothills…
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Before Choosing Paper Or Plastic, You Need Environmental Review
Environmental review, as one California municipality discovered, is a double-edged sword, even if the action the city undertakes is supposedly to protect the environment. The opinion of the California Court…
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2009’s Top 10: Legislation, Regulations, & Cases
From the quick fix solutions for the Delta to CEQA analysis on mitigation deferral, impact fees and the feasibility of alternatives, to the scope of the Corps permitting authority, the…
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Greenhouse Gas Guidelines and Thresholds: Science Required
By Leslie Z. Walker In the last weeks of 2009, the Natural Resources Agency adopted CEQA Guidelines Amendments for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions ("Amendments"), while the San Joaquin…
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Project Denial Means Project Denial, Regardless of the Consequences
By Cori Badgley In Sunset Sky Ranch Pilots Association v. County of Sacramento (2009) ___ Cal.4th ___ the California Supreme Court reversed the decision of the appellate court, which held…
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CEQA: 2009 Year in Review
This article highlights the 2009 CEQA court decisions along with the proposed changes to the CEQA guidelines. Many of the highlights are linked to more detailed analyses prepared by the…
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Measure Including Transportation Investment Plan Held Not to Be a Project Under CEQA
By Cori Badgley The preliminary question in any inquiry under the California Environmental Quality Act is: does the action being approved by the agency constitute a project? While CEQA's scope…
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Approval of a Sales Tax Measure and an Investment Plan by the Regional Transportation Planning Body, as Part of a Sales Tax Measure to be Submitted to the Voters, Qualifies as Exempt from CEQA
By William W. Abbott The Santa Barbara COG is the local transportation authority for Santa Barbara County. As authorized by statute, the COG approved Measure A, which consisted of a…