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Administrative and Regulatory
Are Reductions in Parking a CEQA Impact – Second District Finds Context is Key
By Breana M. Inoshita, Christian L. Marsh, Hina Gupta
On August 19, 2021, in Save Our Access – San Gabriel Mountains vs. Watershed Conservation Authority, the Second District Court of Appeal, in reversing the lower court’s judgement, upheld an…
CEQA Developments
Fourth District Addresses Numerous Significant CEQA Issues In Action Challenging City of San Diego’s Utility Undergrounding Projects
In a 53-page published opinion filed October 8, 2021, the Fourth District Court of Appeal mostly affirmed, but reversed in part, a judgment in a CEQA action challenging two sets…
Environment, Land & Resources
Webcast: Wildfire Implications on California Development
Developers and municipalities must continue to evaluate potential wildfire impacts on projects under CEQA and consider recent legislative changes. By Marc T. Campopiano and Shivaun A. Cooney Wildfires have posed…
Land Use Law Blog
2021 CEQA 3rd QUARTER REVIEW
By Abbott & Kindermann, Inc., William W. Abbott, Diane G. Kindermann, Glen C. Hansen
Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann’s 2021 3rd Quarter cumulative CEQA update. This summary provides links to more in-depth case write-ups on the firm’s blog. The case names of the newest…
CEQA Developments
Let’s Get Regional: Third District Holds Olympic Valley Resort Project EIR’s Environmental Setting Description and Analysis Violated CEQA’s Requirement To Place Special Emphasis On Unique Regional Environmental Resources By Failing To Sufficiently Consider Lake Tahoe
In an opinion filed on August 24, and certified for partial publication on September 22, 2021, the Third District Court of Appeal reversed a judgment upholding Placer County’s EIR for a…
CEQA Developments
Third District Affirms CEQA And Attorneys’ Fees Judgments In Favor Of Department Of Water Resources In Monterey Agreement And Amendment Litigation
By Arthur F. Coon, Matthew C. Henderson
Against the backdrop of another severe drought, water supply and impact issues continue to be points of contention for water agencies, water users, conservation groups, and the state. And, of…
CEQA Developments
A Decade of CEQA Developments
On September 13, 2011, I began the endeavor of writing Miller Starr Regalia’s CEQA Developments blog. Ten years and 358 blog posts later, it continues to be a challenging and…
Breaking Ground
SB 10 to Facilitate Upzonings, But Does Not Include CEQA Exemption for Corresponding Projects
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Ryan Michael Leaderman, Daniel R. Golub, Deborah Brundy
CHW California Public Law Report
Is reduced parking a negative impact under CEQA? It depends on location!
By Alena Shamos
On August 19, 2021, the Second District Court of Appeal decided Save Our Access-San Gabriel Mountains v. Watershed Conservation Authority (Aug. 19, 2021, No. B303494), upholding an EIR’s finding of no…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
In Limited Circumstances an EIR’s Alternatives Analysis Can Be Confined to the No Project Alternative
In Save Our Access v Watershed Conservation Authority, 68 Cal. App. 5th 8 (2021), plaintiff Save Our Access challenged the EIR certified by the Watershed Conservation Authority for a project…