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CEQA Developments
Miller Starr Regalia Attorneys to Speak On CEQA Panel; Marv Starr and Ed Regalia To Be Honored At State Bar Real Property Law Section Retreat In May
The State Bar is holding its 35th Annual Real Property Law Section Retreat on May 20-22, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa, and registration is now open on…
Administrative and Regulatory
Appellate Court Upholds Local Restrictions on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Against CEQA Challenge
Local regulation of the medical marijuana industry has become a hot-button area of controversy. New ordinances are routinely being proposed and adopted – and then challenged in court. In a March…
Land Use Law Blog
2016 CEQA 1st QUARTER REVIEW
By William W. Abbott, Diane Kindermann, Glen Hansen, Brian Russell and Dan Cucchi Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann’s 2016 1st Quarter CEQA update. This summary provides links to more in…
Environmental and Climate
Another Busy Year for CEQA in the California Supreme Court: Arguments Set for May 4 in San Mateo Gardens Case; Four Other Cases Pending
By Donald E. Sobelman, Christian L. Marsh
2015 was a banner year for CEQA rulings by the California Supreme Court, with four decisions handed down, each of which addressed key issues in the application of the statute…
CEQA Developments
Fourth District Holds CEQA’s Definition of “Project” Does Not Encompass Municipal Ordinance Merely Restating Existing Prohibition of Mobile Marijuana Dispensaries
In a published opinion filed March 25, 2016, the Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s judgment denying a writ petition that challenged a 2013 ordinance of the…
Environmental and Climate
Thomas Law Group Associates Present “CEQA Streamlining” to Professionals Involved in the Environmental Review Process
Thomas Law Group Associates Chris Butcher and Ashle Crocker will host a special presentation on CEQA Streamlining as part of the curriculum developed specifically for professionals involved in the Environmental Review Process…
Land Use Law Blog
Community Character Is Not Within The Scope Of Required CEQA Analysis
Preserve Poway v. City of Poway (March 9, 2016, D066635) ___ Cal.App.4th ___. By William W. Abbott It is no surprise that people dislike change. California’s near constant state of…
CEQA Developments
Horse Of A Different Color: CEQA Does Not Require EIR Due To Psychological And Social Impacts From Closure Of Beloved Equestrian Boarding Facility In Small “Country” City
In a March 4, 2016 published opinion, the Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court’s judgment requiring an EIR for a small 12-home rural subdivision project based on…
Administrative and Regulatory
SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT REJECTS CEQA AND PARK ACT CHALLENGES TO SALE OF PUBLIC ACTIVITY CENTER
In an unpublished opinion, Save Sunnyvale Parks & Schools v. City of Sunnyvale, 2016 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1146, the Sixth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s ruling and rejected…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Assessing traffic impacts under CEQA
In enacting CEQA, the Legislature established a policy to “provide the people of this state with clean air and water, enjoyment of aesthetic, natural, scenic and historical environmental qualities, and…