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Legal Digest
SB 743 Stands Up In Court
Challenge to Sacramento General Plan EIR rendered moot by new CEQA guidelines. Court also upholds city's general plan language.

William Fulton
Dec 21, 2019
Man Bites Dog In San Diego Infill Case
Neighbors Sue, Claiming Project Is Not Dense Enough. Appellate Court Rules Against Them.

William Fulton
Dec 17, 2019
Court Tells Richmond To Reconcile Initiative and General Plan
Lower court ruling invalidating initiative is overturned.

William Fulton
Nov 5, 2019
CEQA Exemptions For Homeless Shelters Highlight Legislative Year
But Newsom vetoes a fair number of bills as well

Josh Stephens
Oct 28, 2019
Coastal Commission Shot Down on Encinitas Condition
But agency wins most other points in three appellate cases.

William Fulton
Oct 22, 2019
Appellate Court Rules In Favor Of Chico In Walmart Dispute
Justices say the issues in the case add up to a policy dispute, not a dispute over the environmental impact of urban decay.

William Fulton
Oct 7, 2019
Drug Recovery Residences Subject to Zoning
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.

William Fulton
Sep 23, 2019
90-Day Lawsuit Rule In PZDL Applies Broadly, Court Says
Challenge to implementation of Del Mar's Scenic View Ordinance fails because plaintiff served city too late in the process.

William Fulton
Sep 9, 2019
Project Description Must Be Specific, Court Rules
Yet another setback for Millenium Hollywood project arises from flexible development potential on project's site as approved by City of Los Angeles.

William Fulton
Aug 26, 2019
Zoning Not Automatically Subject To CEQA, Cal Supremes Say
But justices don't let San Diego completely off the hook on bypassing CEQA in adopting marijuana dispensary ordinance.

William Fulton
Aug 20, 2019
Ellis Act Dictates CEQA Baseline
A vacant Hollywood apartment building can't be analyzed as if it were still occupied, court rules.

William Fulton
Jul 29, 2019
San Diego County's Approval Of 40-Acre Lots Is Thrown Out
Appellate court concludes that subdivision was just a residential development in disguise and therefore in violation of the Williamson Act.

William Fulton
Jul 29, 2019
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