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Will Turlock Ever Get Rollback Prices?
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. City of Turlock (2006) 138 Cal. App. 4th 273 Filed April 4, 2006. By Joel Ellinwood, AICP and Kate Hart For those awaiting a court's interpretation…
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California Supreme Court Reviews Two Important CEQA Cases
The California Supreme Court has granted review in two important cases dealing with water supply and planning under CEQA. The first, Vineyard Area Citizens for Responsible Growth v. City of…
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Subdivision Woes: A fault line, a sea cliff, and two wetlands…so what’s the problem here?
by William W. Abbott and Janell M. Bogue In Dunn v. County of Santa Barbara (2006) 2006 Cal.App.Lexis 74, David Dunn submitted a subdivision application for his six acre parcel…
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CEQA Justice Grinds On
by William W. Abbott CEQA justice grinds on, even between the Thanksgiving and the new year. The following are summaries of the most recent decisions. Initiatives San Bernardino Associated Governments…
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City Holds Administrative Record for Ransom?
by Elias E. Guzman In a San Diego court, a petitioner recently argued that it failed to file its opening brief because the City held the administrative record for "ransom."…
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Paper Water and Project Approval
by William W. Abbott Although never verified as the source, Mark Twain is considered the originator of the quote "whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting." Had he…
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Programmatic EIRs Still Require Details and Analysis to be Found Sufficient
The Supreme Court granted review in this case on January 25, 2006, and the opinion below is no longer citable. See Abbott & Kindermann Land Use Law Blog article for…
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MOU Between City and Tribe Exempt from CEQA
On the bright side, we have learned that there is one more local agency action exempt from CEQA. In Citizens to Enforce CEQA v. City of Rohnert Park (2005) 131…
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General Plan Consistency and EIR Sufficiency
by Elias E. Guzman In Endangered Habitats League v. County of Orange (2005) 131 Cal.App.4th 777, an appellate court determined that project approvals and findings must be consistent with a…
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See Spot Write an Expanded Initial Study
by William W. Abbott and Janell M. Bogue It can safely be said that CEQA has gone to the dogs. In Lighthouse Field Beach Rescue v. City of Santa Cruz…