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Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
EIR for Downtown San Francisco Mixed-Use Project Upheld Under Supreme Court’s Newly Articulated Standard of Review
By Jennifer Gunsch, John Ponder
The belatedly published South of Market Community Action Network v. City and County of San Francisco (2019) ___ Cal.App.5th ___ (“South of Market”), is the first published decision in which…
Land Use Law Blog
A Chronicle Of CEQA Alternatives: The First DCA Upholds San Francisco Superior Court’s Approval Of The 5M Project’s EIR
By William W. Abbott & Kristen Kortick South of Market Community Action Network v. City & County of San Francisco, (2019) ___ Cal.App. 5th ____. In 2014, real parties Forest…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Court of Appeal Denies Project Opponents a Chance to Relitigate CEQA Claims
The court of appeal held that a challenge to a partially recirculated EIR of the County of Amador was barred by the doctrine of res judicata, which precludes relitigation by…
CEQA Developments
Third District Holds Res Judicata Bars Relitigation of CEQA Claims In Second Writ Petition Challenging Reapproved Quarry Project And Partially Recirculated EIR: Barred Claims Were Either Adjudicated Adversely To Petitioner On First Petition, Or Could Have Been Litigated In First Action
Successfully navigating CEQA litigation has been compared to walking a tightrope – myriad issues challenging an EIR can be (and often are) raised, and a “misstep” as to even a…
CEQA Girl
SPEAK UP! When Using the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to Oppose a Land Use or Development Project.
Tips to Ensure You Exhaust Your Administrative Remedies and Don’t Get Ensnared by Res Judicata.CEQA is a common tool used to oppose development by interested parties. For example, environmental groups may…
Land Use Law Blog
CEQA Reform Begins At Home
Venice Coalition To Preserve Unique Community Character v. City of Los Angeles, (2019) 31 Cal.App.5th 42. Readers of this blog know that CEQA reform is an issue near and dear…
CEQA Developments
Supreme Court Depublishes Partially Published Decision Applying Settled “Final Judgment” Rules In CEQA Writ Action
On March 13, 2019, at the losing Petitioner/Appellant’s request, the California Supreme Court ordered depublication of the Sixth District’s partially published opinion in Alliance of Concerned Citizens Organized for Responsible…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
CDP Applicant May Not Challenge Local Agency’s CEQA Decision on Coastal Development Permit While CDP Appeal to Coastal Commission Is Pending
By Shadi Farzan
In Fudge v. City of Laguna (G055711), published on February 13, 2019, the Fourth District Court of Appeal joined the First and Sixth Districts by reaffirming the need for a…
CEQA Developments
Supreme Court CEQA Roundup – March 2019
Spring now being practically “in the air,” a bit of CEQA “spring cleaning” seems appropriate – so here’s a brief look at the status of some significant CEQA-related cases that…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Court of Appeal Holds CEQA Review Is Not Required for Project That Is Only Subject to Design Review
The court of appeal held that the City of St. Helena did not violate CEQA by approving a demolition permit and design review for a multi-family residential project without preparing…