Reversing lower court, First District rules San Mateo's "stepback" requirement was not specific enough and required discretion to apply.

Latest decision in long-running Encinitas housing element battle is sure to be appealed.

In ruling on San Gabriel Mountains case, justice says repeatedly: “It is not the project’s ‘impacts on parking’ that matter; it is the impact of the project’s reduced parking on the environment that matters.”

Additional incentives on two Westside projects don't exceed Planning Department's power under Measure JJJ.

The high court's ruling appears to clear the way for construction of a 260-unit apartment building in the Spengler's parking lot in Berkeley.

In ruling about new building, trial judge says UC can't "analyze an increase in student enrollment without admitting that increasing student enrollment is a project subject to review."

Court Upholds "Deemed Approved" Status for Mobile Home Expansions in San Juan Capistrano.

In a case from San Francisco, high court punches another hole in the Williamson County doctrine.

Appellate court strikes down CEQA challenge on bridge project, saying the impact of wildfire safety issues on the project isn't a topic of analysis.

Though not a precedent, the case shoots down voter rejection of housing project in Oceanside.

In a case from Santa Barbara, an appellate court ruled that such regulations are a "development" that must be dealt with in the Local Coastal Plan or through a Coastal Development Permit.

Court also concludes the requirement calling for all roads to be built before any private development is constructed runs afoul of the