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CEQA Developments
Depublication of Controversial CEQA Common Interest Case Denied by Supreme Court, Leaving Troublesome Split of Authority
On October 16, 2013, 60 days after the request was submitted, the California Supreme Court denied Infill Builders’ request to depublish Citizens for Ceres v. Superior Court (5th Dist. 2013)…
Land Use Law Blog
Please Join Diane Kindermann On November 19, 2013 For A Seminar On Proactive Subdivision Map Entitlement Strategies Post-Recession In California.
Abbott & Kindermann, LLP is pleased to announce an upcoming seminar at which Diane Kindermann Henderson will be speaking. As Ms. Kindermann’s guest, you are eligible for 20% off the…
Environmental and Climate
Court Holds CEQA-Related Calendaring Error by Attorney was “Excusable Neglect” Under Code of Civil Procedure § 473
In Comunidad en Accion v. Los Angeles City Council, 2013 Cal. App. LEXIS 756, the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of…
CEQA Developments
Recent CEQA Developments In The Legislature And Courts
As we move past summer, into fall, the “back-to-school,” and football seasons, and toward daylight savings time – and a possible shutdown of the federal government – it is time…
Stoel Rives Environmental Law
Governor Brown Signs SB 743 – The CEQA Reform That Wasn’t
On September 27, 2013, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 743, bringing to a close a legislative session full of surprises when it comes to CEQA reform. SB 743 paves the…
Stoel Rives Environmental Law
Second District Court of Appeal finds Failure to Request a CEQA Hearing within 90 Days is Excusable Neglect
The Second District Court of Appeal has issued a decision in Comunidad en Accion v. Los Angeles City Council (case no. B240554 (Sept. 20, 2013), finding that the petitioner’s failure…
Land Use Law Blog
Supreme Court Resolves Baseline Issue In Neighbors for Smart Rail Ruling
By Katherine J. Hart In Neighbors for Smart Rail v. Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority (2013) 57 Cal.4th 439 (Neighbors), the California Supreme Court held that a lead agency has…
CEQA Developments
CEQA, Sausages, And The Art of The Possible: A Closer Look at SB 743’s General CEQA Reform Provisions
In a flurry of eleventh-hour activity following Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg’s withdrawal of SB 731 from consideration (see 9/13/13 post “Steinberg Drops Statewide CEQA Reform Bill (SB 731)…
CEQA Developments
Steinberg Drops Statewide CEQA Reform Bill (SB 731) After Meeting With Governor Brown
Proposed legislative CEQA reform for 2013 has gone out, not with a bang, but with a … dribble? After meeting with Governor Brown, on September 11, 2013, Senator Darrell Steinberg…
Land Use Law Blog
California Legislature Passes Steinberg’s Arena Bill (SB 743), Which Incorporates Elements Of Steinberg’s Shelved CEQA Bill (SB 731); Governor Is Expected To Sign
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