But Newsom vetoes a fair number of bills as well

But agency wins most other points in three appellate cases.

Justices say the issues in the case add up to a policy dispute, not a dispute over the environmental impact of urban decay.

In Dana Point case, appellate court rules that three residences housing people involved in a drug treatment program are not exempt from the municipal code.

Challenge to implementation of Del Mar's Scenic View Ordinance fails because plaintiff served city too late in the process.

Yet another setback for Millenium Hollywood project arises from flexible development potential on project's site as approved by City of Los Angeles.

But justices don't let San Diego completely off the hook on bypassing CEQA in adopting marijuana dispensary ordinance.

A vacant Hollywood apartment building can't be analyzed as if it were still occupied, court rules.

Appellate court concludes that subdivision was just a residential development in disguise and therefore in violation of the Williamson Act.

Broad ruling in Sacramento case gives cities great lattitude in approving infill projects.

Lake Arrowhead CSD had argued that state law pre-empted local land-use authority over a proposed solar panel project. The Court of Appeal disagreed.

More local land-use cases may land in federal court -- and local planners still aren't sure what constitutes a taking.