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Legal Digest
School Fees Case: Apartments' Common Space Counts
Appellate court rejects idea that school fees calculations don't include interior hallways and other common space.
William Fulton
Apr 9, 2018
SB 743 Overrides Parking Concerns
Appellate court gives Covina a victory on infill development -- and deals another loss to Cory Briggs.
William Fulton
Mar 25, 2018
Court Upholds Referendum on Zoning Ordinance
Repealing a zoning ordinances doesn't create an inconsistency with the general plan because it "doesn't enact anything".
William Fulton
Feb 26, 2018
Housing Bills Flood Sacramento Again
Two Wiener followups to SB 35 lead the pack.
Josh Stephens
Feb 12, 2018
Broker's Opinion Doesn't Constitute Substantial Evidence
In the latest urban decay case, an appellate court reinforces an earlier ruling to say that substantial evidence must involved more than merely an expert's "conjecture"
William Fulton
Feb 2, 2018
Condo Association Can Seek Inverse Condemnation Damages
Appellate court overrules lower court in Gold Line Extension case.
William Fulton
Jan 30, 2018
AG Exempt From CEQA Exhaustion Requirement
Attorney General can raise issues in court that aren't in an EIR's administrative record, appellate court rules.
William Fulton
Jan 29, 2018
DOF's Blocking of Post-Redevelopment Funds Could Be Unconstitutional
Related California wasn't a party to a contract among Anaheim agencies to shuffle affordable housing money -- but the developer's third-party status doesn't matter.
William Fulton
Jan 29, 2018
Terminating Sanction Upheld in Wildomar Wal-Mart Case
Appellate court finds CEQA lawyer Cory Briggs engaged in "a calculated attempt to delay" discovery and deposition.
William Fulton
Dec 27, 2017
Sales Office Trumps Warehouses in Sales Tax War
Ontario's redevelopment agency did a deal with a medical supply company. Fontana, San Bernardino, and Lathrop were losers in the process.
William Fulton
Dec 27, 2017
Be Sure To Designate Your Preferred Alternative!
State Parks EIR overturned because five alternatives were proposed -- but none designated as preferred.
William Fulton
Dec 4, 2017
Environmentalists Score Points on SANDAG Remand
Case not moot, says a divided appellate court panel.
William Fulton
Nov 20, 2017
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