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Top Events To Watch From 2007
Abbott & Kindermann, LLP publishes its list of top events to watch from 2007.
Land Use Law Blog
Trial Court Rules CEQA Did Not Require Global Warming Analysis
By Leslie Z. Walker On January 29, 2008, Judge Thomas Cahraman of the Riverside Superior Court ruled that CEQA did not require the Banning City Council to consider the Global…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 1/8/08
By Rob La Gatta
From selecting a mediator to the risks of blogging, today's posts are as diverse as ever.Of granny flats and land swaps: project descriptions and alternatives analysis under CEQA - Sacramento…
Land Use Law Blog
Of Granny Flats and Land Swaps: Project Descriptions and Alternatives Analysis Under CEQA
By Janell M. Bogue A recent opinion from the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two discusses two important CEQA topics: certainty in project descriptions and an EIR's discussion…
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The Road Not Studied
By Joel Ellinwood, AICP As the battle of the big boxes continues on the fields of CEQA in the California courts, the Fifth District Court of Appeals reiterated (in an…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
CEQA Is Not Preempted by the Ellis Act
Lincoln Place Tenants Assoc. v. City of Los Angeles (September 19, 2007, B193235 [2nd Dist. , Div. 7]) ___ Cal. App. 4th ____; http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/opinions By Alexis M. Pelosi In this…
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Flexible General Plan Leads to Flexible Consistency
By Cori Badgley and Kate Hart "When is a project consistent with a general plan?" continues to be a question faced by local governments, developers, environmental advocates, and of course,…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
Global Warming Update: Legislature Amends CEQA Regarding Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Attorney General Settles Global Warming Suit
By Maria Pracher and William Fleishhacker On August 21, 2007, the California State Legislature ended a 52?day budget stalemate, agreeing to a $145 billion spending plan. As part of that…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
Test for Preparation of Supplemental or Subsequent EIR is Significance of Impacts from Project Modifications, Not the Modifications
By William M. Fleishhacker In Mani Brothers Real Estate Group v. City of Los Angeles, the Second District Court of Appeal of California addressed the issue of whether the City…
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Mine Games: CEQA documentation for mining projects with fluctuating production levels
By William W. Abbott Unlike residential or commercial development projects with somewhat predictable levels of activity (and in turn, environmental effects), mining projects involving rock, sand and gravel can vary…