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CEQA Developments
Second District Holds Melrose Triangle Project EIR’s Alternatives Analysis and Responses to Comments Comply with CEQA, Upholds City of West Hollywood’s Findings Rejecting Historic Building Preservation Alternative as Infeasible
In an opinion filed on November 30, and belatedly ordered published on December 22, 2017, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 1, affirmed the trial court’s judgment denying all…
Administrative and Regulatory
Private Attorney General Doctrine Attorney’s Fee Award Proper Where Financial Burden Disproportionate to Financial Stake
In Heron Bay Home Owner's Association v. City of San Leandro (2018) 19 Cal.App.5th 376, the First District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court judgement awarding partial attorneys’ fees…
CEQA Developments
The Past Year In CEQA Case Law: A Quick Look Back at 2017
As we move into a brand new year of tracking CEQA developments, it seems like an appropriate time to survey and briefly recap some of the many significant published case…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
CEQA YEAR IN REVIEW 2017
By Perkins Coie
A Summary of Published Appellate Opinions Under the California Environmental Quality Act In 2017, the California Supreme Court issued two decisions involving highly controversial questions of first impression. In the…
Land Use Law Blog
2017 CEQA ANNUAL REVIEW
By Abbott & Kindermann, Inc., William W. Abbott, Diane G. Kindermann, Glen C. Hansen, Brian Russell
Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann, Inc.'s 2017 Annual CEQA update. This summary provides links to more in depth case write-ups on the firm’s blog. The case names of the newest…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Voter-Approved Initiative to Limit Large Developments and Chain Stores Exceeded Initiative Power
In a case that illustrates the limits of use of voter-approved initiatives to limit development, the court of appeal invalidated an initiative passed by voters in the City of Malibu…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
“Urban Decay” Not Reasonably Foreseeable Consequence of Relocating Courts from Historic Downtown Courthouse
Citing the likelihood of repurposing Placerville’s historic downtown courthouse and evidence nearby businesses were not dependent on it, the First District Court of Appeal held that “urban decay” was not…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Court Upholds Refinery EIR’s 2007 Baseline and Reliance on Cap-And-Trade for Climate Change Analysis
By Julie Jones, Christian Termyn
In a precedent-setting decision, the Fifth District Court of Appeal has upheld two key aspects of the 2014 environmental impact report for a refinery expansion project. Association of Irritated Residents…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Categorical Exemptions for Telegraph Hill Residential Project Upheld
In Protect Telegraph Hill v. City and County of San Francisco (2017) 16 Cal.App.5th 261, the First District Court of Appeal rejected a series of CEQA challenges to San Francisco’s…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Certified Regulatory Programs Must Comply with CEQA’s Policies and Substantive Standards
By Perkins Coie
A certified regulatory program, which is exempt from some of CEQA’s requirements, must still comply with CEQA’s core policies and standards, which include considering feasible alternatives and cumulative impacts and…