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Environment, Land & Resources
Twin Challenges to LCFS Advance in California Courts, With Potential Implications for State’s Overall Climate Stabilization Strategy
By Joshua T. Bledsoe and Max Friedman Two related cases, advancing in parallel, have the potential to upend California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), whether via full suspension of the…
CEQA Developments
Another One Bites the Dust: Supreme Court Denies Review and Depublishes Sixth District’s SMARA/CEQA Opinion Upholding Permanente Quarry Reclamation Plan Amendment and Related EIR
On December 14, 2016, the California Supreme Court denied review and ordered depublished the Sixth District Court of Appeal’s opinion in Bay Area Clean Environment, Inc. v. Santa Clara County,…
CEQA Developments
New Water Supply Planning Laws Affecting CEQA Projects Now in Effect
New California legislation affecting the required water supply analyses that must be made for certain projects subject to CEQA (SB 1262) was signed into law by Governor Brown last fall,…
Environmental and Climate
California Supreme Court Grants Review in Medical Marijuana CEQA Case
On January 11, the California Supreme Court granted review of the Fourth Appellate District’s decision in Union of Medical Marijuana Patients, Inc. v. City of San Diego (2016) 4 Cal.App.5th…
CEQA Developments
California Supreme Court Denies Review in Expedited CEQA Litigation over Golden State Warriors Arena Project Approval
On January 17, 2017, the California Supreme Court denied the losing appellants’ petition for writ of supersedeas, stay request, and petition for review of the First District Court of Appeal’s…
Land Use Law Blog
REGISTER TODAY! Abbott & Kindermann’s 16th Annual Land Use, Real Estate, and Environmental Law Update
Reserve your seat for one of four seminars taking place in early 2017. In January 2017 Abbott & Kindermann, Inc. will present its 16th annual educational program for clients and…
CEQA Developments
Supreme Court Grants Review in Medical Marijuana Case Presenting CEQA “Project” Definition Issues
On January 11, 2017, the California Supreme Court by unanimous order granted review in yet another CEQA case, Union of Medical Marijuana Patients, Inc. v. City of San Diego (2016)…
Land Use Law Blog
2016 CEQA ANNUAL REVIEW
By William W. Abbott, Diane Kindermann, Glen Hansen, Brian Russell and Dan Cucchi Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann’s 2016 Annual CEQA update. This summary provides links to more in depth…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
CEQA YEAR IN REVIEW 2016
By Stephen Kostka, Chris Berka, Marc Bruner, Julie Jones, Barbara Schussman, Laura Zagar, Marie Cooper, Jacob Aronson, Christopher Chou, Michelle Chan, Garrett Colli, Brian Daluiso, Sunny Tsou
A Summary Of Published Appellate Opinions Under The California Environmental Quality Act In 2016, the California appellate courts issued published opinions in 21 CEQA cases. In several of those opinions,…
Government and Public Policy
Third Appellate District Rejected Constitutional and CEQA Challenges to Casino/Hotel Resort Project
In United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria v. Brown (2016) 4 Cal.App.5th 36, the Third Appellate District affirmed the trial court and rejected challenges to Governor Brown’s concurrence…