Three local government organizations and three conservation groups have asked Gov. Schwarzenegger to work with them and other stakeholders on developing a comprehensive statewide growth strategy. >>read more

General Plan Showdown Ends In El Dorado, Garbage Dump Controversy Near Joshua Tree, EIR Traffic Impacts In El Cajon, Salamander Wars, And Skyscrapers in Sacramento. >>read more

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a plan that gives the San Joaquin Valley until 2010 to achieve permissible amounts of soot and dust in the air. Environmentalists and public health advocates had argued for a 2006 deadline. >>read more

A state appellate court has thrown out a "general plan" for a beach park in Santa Cruz because the initial study of environmental impacts did not address the effects of unleashed dogs at the park. However, the court also ruled that there was not enough evidence to force preparation of an environmental impact report for the park plan. >>read more

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the City of Rohnert Park and an Indian tribe planning to build a casino is not a "project" requiring environmental review, the First District Court of Appeal has ruled. >>read more