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CEQA Developments
Closing the “Golden Door”: California Supreme Court Denies Petitions for Review and Depublication Request in CEQA Administrative Record Case
On November 10, 2020, the California Supreme Court – after briefly raising Petitioners’ hopes by extending the time to consider granting review – finally slammed the door shut on further…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Completion of Construction Rendered CEQA Challenge Moot
By Kaela Shiigi
The Third District Court of Appeal held that CEQA and permitting challenges to an expansion project were moot because defendants had completed construction and did not build the project in…
Land Use Law Blog
October Environmental Action News
By Abbott & Kindermann, Inc., William W. Abbott, Diane G. Kindermann, Glen C. Hansen
Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann, Inc.’s October Environmental Action News. This summary provides brief updates on recent environmental cases, legislation, and administrative actions in 2020. PREVIOUS MONTH’S UPDATE To read…
Environment, Land & Resources
Webcast: Wildfire Implications on California Development
Developers and municipalities must now evaluate potential wildfire impacts from projects under recent amendments to CEQA, among other legislative changes. By Marc Campopiano and Shivaun Cooney Wildfires pose an increasingly…
CEQA Chronicles
First District Court of Appeal Finds University of California’s Decision to Increase Enrollment Is Not Exempt from CEQA Review
In Save Berkeley’s Neighborhoods v. Regents of the University of California (2020) 51 Cal. App. 5th 226, the First District Court of Appeal overruled a demurrer rejecting community members’ allegations…
Environmental and Climate
First District Court of Appeal Finds University of California’s Decision to Increase Enrollment Is Not Exempt from CEQA Review
In Save Berkeley’s Neighborhoods v. Regents of the University of California (2020) 51 Cal. App. 5th 226, the First District Court of Appeal overruled a demurrer rejecting community members’ allegations…
CEQA Developments
Keeping the “Golden Door” Cracked Open: California Supreme Court Extends Period to Consider Review of CEQA Administrative Record Case
On October 23, 2020, the California Supreme Court issued an order extending until December 7, 2020, or the date upon which review is either granted or denied, the time for granting or…
CEQA Developments
Governor Extends Conditional Suspension of Requirements Related to Posting CEQA Notices with County Clerks
By Arthur F. Coon, Arielle Harris
In late September, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-80-20 (“EO 80-20”), which, among other things, extends the protections of a handful of previously issued executive orders related to COVID-19. As…
Land Use Law Blog
2020 CEQA 3rd QUARTER REVIEW
By Abbott & Kindermann, Inc., William W. Abbott, Diane G. Kindermann, Glen C. Hansen
Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann’s 2020 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…
S&W Environmental, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas Law
In California the Housing Crisis Yields to Luxury Spas
By Chris Colyer
by Sean M. Sherlock A recent court of appeal opinion out of San Diego demonstrates how the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) has once again been used to impede housing…