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Land Use Law Blog March 18, 2015
Appellate Court Harmonizes “Its All About That Bass” (Baseline That Is)
By Abbott & Kindermann, Inc.
Court Upholds Use Of Post Emergency Construction Conditions As Baseline For Project Description By William W. Abbott CREED-21 v. City of San Diego (2015) 234 Cal. App.4th 488. As reflected…
Land Use Law Blog March 16, 2015
The California Supreme Court Tackles CEQA’s Gordian Knot: Unusual Circumstances and CEQA Exemptions
By Abbott & Kindermann, Inc.
California Land Use & Development Law Report March 13, 2015
California Supreme Court Grants Review of Decision Invalidating SANDAG Regional Transportation Plan
By Christopher Chou
The California Supreme Court has agreed to review the appellate court decision Cleveland National Forest Foundation v. San Diego Association of Governments. As we previously reported, the court of appeal…
CEQA Developments March 12, 2015
Supreme Court Will Review CEQA Decision Invalidating SANDAG’s 2050 RTP
By Arthur F. Coon
On March 11, 2015, the California Supreme Court granted the San Diego Association of Governments’ (SANDAG) petition for review of the Fourth District Court of Appeal’s decision in Cleveland National…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog March 10, 2015
CEQA “Common Sense” Exemption Upheld; Environmental Baseline for Project Following Improvements Pursuant to an Emergency Exemption Clarified
By Maria Pracher, Shadi Farzan
CREED-21 v. City of San Diego (2/18/2015, 4th Civil No. D064186) The Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld a CEQA exemption related to the City of San Diego’s approval of a project…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog March 6, 2015
California Supreme Court Announces New Test for CEQA “Unusual Circumstances” Exception
By Alex Merritt, Maria Pracher
Berkeley Hillside Preservation v. City of Berkeley (2015) ___ Cal.4th ___, Case No. S201116 This week the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in the Berkeley Hillside case, which considered…
Administrative and Regulatory March 3, 2015
Supreme Court Issues Ruling Clarifying “Unusual Circumstances” Exception
By Thomas Law Group
In Berkeley Hillside Preservation v. City of Berkeley, (March 2, 2015, S201116) __ Cal.4th __ (Berkeley Hillside), in a Majority Opinion joined by five Justices the California Supreme Court provided…
CEQA Developments March 3, 2015
California Supreme Court Construes CEQA’s “Unusual Circumstances” Exception to Categorical Exemptions in Berkeley Hillside Preservation v. City of Berkeley Decision
By Arthur F. Coon
In a 46-page majority opinion written by Justice Chin and joined by four other justices, punctuated by an 18-page concurring opinion (by Justice Liu, joined by Justice Werdegar) which reads…
Environmental and Climate March 3, 2015
Fourth Appellate District Publishes Opinion Reversing Injunction for La Jolla Hillside Revegetation Project
By Thomas Law Group
On February 18, 2015, the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth District granted the City of San Diego’s (City) request to publish the recent case CREED-21 v. City of…
California Land Use & Development Law Report March 3, 2015
California Supreme Court Upholds Most Commonly Used CEQA Categorical Exemptions
By Christopher Chou, Stephen Kostka, Barbara Schussman, Julie Jones, Geoffrey Robinson
The California Supreme Court has issued its long-awaited decision in Berkeley Hillside Preservation v. City of Berkeley, No. S201116 (March 2, 2015). The Court’s decision clears up some of the…