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CEQA Developments
Justice Scalia’s Enduring CEQA and Land Use Law Legacy
With the February 13 passing of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, American jurisprudence lost an intellectual giant. But Justice Scalia will not be forgotten; the legacy of his…
Environmental and Climate
Please Join AEP & APA North Bay For A Workshop CEQA Streamlining Processes
Thomas Law Group Associates Chris Butcher and Ashle Crocker will host a special presentation on CEQA Streamlining Process for the Association of Environmental Professionals and the California chapter of the American Planning…
Stoel Rives Environmental Law
Updates to CEQA Guidelines for Transportation Impacts Analysis Under SB 743
On January 20, 2016, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (“OPR”) released a revised draft of thresholds for measuring transportation impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). These…
Administrative and Regulatory
APPELLATE COURT ALLOWS ATTORNEY’S FEES CLAIM TO PROCEED AGAINST CORPORATE ALTER EGO 4 YEARS AFTER ORIGINAL JUDGMENT
In Highland Springs Conference & Training Center v. City of Banning, 2016 Cal. App. LEXIS 53, the Fourth Appellate District held that a motion to amend a judgement filed four…
CEQA Developments
OPR Releases Revised Proposed CEQA Guidelines Amendment To Implement SB 743 Traffic Analysis Mandates
The evolution of CEQA traffic impacts analysis from level of service (LOS) methodology to a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) analysis continues apace. The latest step in this revolutionary paradigm shift…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Governor’s Office Moves One Step Closer to Eliminating Automobile Delay as a Significant CEQA Impact
By Barbara Schussman, Marie Cooper, Christopher Chou
On January 20, 2016, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research released a revised draft of proposed new CEQA Guidelines to replace automobile congestion-based thresholds for evaluating transportation impacts with…
Environment, Land & Resources
California Governor’s Office Releases Updated CEQA Guidelines Proposal on SB 743 Implementation
By Chris Garrett and Ana De Santiago Ayon On January 20, 2016, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) released a new draft proposal for implementing Senate Bill 743…
CEQA Developments
When CEQA Violations Are An Afterthought: Fourth District Upholds Trial Court’s Independent Judgment Determination That City Of Anaheim Is Equitably Estopped To Unilaterally Modify Resort Hotel CUP Conditions
CEQA and land use law in California go together like a hand in a glove. Due to CEQA’s broad scope and exacting substantive and procedural requirements, it is relatively easy…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
How the NFL Ducked CEQA
Last week, Los Angeles celebrated the return of professional football. Overlooked in the celebration, however, was the fact that the NFL just slipped through one of environmental law’s biggest loopholes.…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Agency’s CEQA Analysis Must Consider the Project’s Long-Term Impacts
By Marie Cooper
The Third Appellate District’s opinion in North Coast Rivers Alliance v. A.G. Kawamura (January 4, 2016) has left some practitioners scratching their heads trying to decipher the court’s holdings regarding…