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Legal Digest
Is CEQA Headed Down A Path To Analyzing Socioeconomic Impacts?
Tentative People's Park ruling raises specter of NIMBYs using demographic information to challenge projects.

William Fulton
Dec 29, 2022
Land Use Laws Override Political Reform Act
In yet another loss, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation had tried to overturn every land-use decision the City of Los Angeles made while corrupt councilmembers were on the land use committee.

William Fulton
Dec 19, 2022


Court Gets Down In The Weeds On Capitol CEQA Case
<p>In striking down Capitol Annex EIR, Third District tells the state which visuals to use and which alternatives to examine.</p>

William Fulton
Dec 12, 2022
Legal Briefs: Project Moves Forward in Pasadena, Plan Moves Forward in Glendale
In both cases, community groups' efforts to use CEQA failed.

William Fulton
Dec 12, 2022


Housing Accountability Act Trumps Downzoning
The latest twist in the strange tale of Terraces of Lafayette could have huge implications statewide.

William Fulton
Dec 4, 2022


Published: No CEQA Exemption For Stadium Lights
Reversing lower court, appellate panel rules that San Francisco erred in saying high school stadium lights can be exempted from CEQA.

William Fulton
Nov 20, 2022
Legal Briefs, November 19, 2022
Short-term rental ordinance in Pacific Grove doesn't infringe on vested rights; Petaluma apartment building EIR upheld.
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Nov 20, 2022
Santa Cruz Student Housing Moves Closer To Construction
Judge rules that University of California acted properly under CEQA in approving project on "East Meadow" site. Citizen group's expert real estate analysis was not sufficient to combat the decision.

William Fulton
Nov 12, 2022
Legal Briefs November 2022
An indequate EIR in Lincoln and a code enforcement officer chased through the city streets in Chino.
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Nov 6, 2022
CEQA Trumps SB 330 On Stevenson Project -- For Now
San Francisco judge rejects YIMBY's argument that San Francisco should have approved the project in order to comply with the Housing Accountability Act. She said such an action is not possible with environmental review still pending.

William Fulton
Nov 5, 2022
El Dorado Traffic Fee Upheld
Traffic mitigation fee conforms to Nollan/Dolan doctrine, appellate court rules.

William Fulton
Oct 29, 2022
Some CEQA Exemptions Must Be Agendized
If a CEQA exemption is connected to a project approval at the City Council level the exemption must be agendized even if the decision is delegated to the staff, appellate court rules.

William Fulton
Oct 29, 2022
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