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Land Use Law Blog
Oakland A’s On Deck With CEQA Exemption Legislation For New Stadium
By Kristen Kortick AB 734 (Bonta) Since the 2003 publication of the book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, by Michael Lewis, the A’s franchise made a name…
CEQA Developments
Second District Holds CEQA Does Not Apply to San Luis Obispo County’s Issuance of Well Construction Permits Under Its Ministerial Governing Ordinance
In an opinion filed June 28, and later ordered published on July 27, 2018, the Second District Court of Appeal (Div. 6) affirmed the trial court’s judgment dismissing on demurrer…
Environment, Land & Resources
California Appeals Court: Statewide Emissions Goals May Inform Mitigation Measures
CEQA Case Report: Understanding the Judicial Landscape for Development[i] By Christopher W. Garrett, Daniel P. Brunton, Diego Enrique Flores, and Samantha K. Seikkula In an unpublished opinion issued May 18,…
Land Use Law Blog
Geologic Hazard Abatement District (GHAD) CEQA Exemption For Beach Restoration Project Includes Settlement Agreement Made Part of the Project Approval
County of Ventura v. City of Moorpark (June 12, 2018, case no. B282466) ___ Cal.App.5th ___. Courts have frequently reminded lead agencies of the obligation to examine the whole of…
Administrative and Regulatory
Reasonable Administrative Record Preparation Costs Awarded to Agency Where Plaintiff Elected to Prepare and Failed to do so within 60-Day Limit
In LandWatch San Luis Obispo County v. Cambria Community Services District (2018) 25 Cal.App.5th 638, the Second District Court of Appeals affirmed an agency may properly take over the preparation of…
CEQA Developments
Second District Holds CEQA’s Existing Facilities Categorical Exemption Applies To State Lands Commission/PG&E Lease Extension For Operation Of California’s Last Active Nuclear Power Plant Until 2025 Closure
In a published opinion filed June 13, 2018, the Second District Court of Appeal (Div. 4) affirmed a judgment denying a writ of mandate and declaratory relief in an action…
CEQA Developments
“Sauce For The Gander”: Second District Holds CEQA’s Broad Definition Of “Project” Also Applies In Determining Scope of Activity To Which Statutory Exemption Applies
In a published decision filed June 12, 2018, the Second District Court of Appeal (Div. 6) held that the same broad definition of a “project” that mandates more extensive CEQA…
Environment, Land & Resources
CEQA Case Report: Understanding the Judicial Landscape for Development
By James Arnone, Lucinda Starrett, Marc Campopiano, and Christopher Garrett California higher courts rule in favor of public agencies on small majority of environmental impact report cases. Over the course…
Environment, Land & Resources
CEQA Case Report: Understanding the Judicial Landscape for Development
By James Arnone, Lucinda Starrett, Marc Campopiano, and Christopher Garrett California higher courts rule in favor of public agencies on small majority of environmental impact report cases. Over the course of 2017,…
Land Use Law Blog
In CEQA, Not All Arguments Are Fair Arguments
By William W. Abbott Jensen v. City of Santa Rosa (May 1, 2018, A144782) ___ Cal.App.5th ___. Negative declarations are notoriously at risk as a result of the fair argument…