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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
Sonoma County Weighs Open Spaces vs. "Missing Middle" Housing on Shuttered Hospital Site
Shuttered state-run hospital could provide hundreds of units of housing in Sonoma County -- if a deal can be reached to maintain access to surrounding parklands.
Larry Sokoloff
Nov 6, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs November 8, 2022: "Builders's Remedy" Pushback in SaMo; Local Ballot Measures; Homelessness Plans; and More
Facing as many as 4,000 new units, the City of Santa Monica plans to fight the “Builder’s Remedy” in court.
Mckenzie Locke
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
The Lawyer Behind The "Builder's Remedy"
The attorney who is helping developers bring over 4,000 units to Santa Monica nearly overnight shares the nuances of the newly powerful Builder's Remedy.

Josh Stephens
Nov 1, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs November 1, 2022: Culver City Parking Minimums; HSR Station Areas; Oil Company Lawsuit; and More
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has awarded $35.3 million to two-London based companies, Foster + Partners and Arup, to plan station areas.
Mckenzie Locke
Oct 31, 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
Coyote Valley Inverse Condemnation Case Moves Forward
Landowners claim San Jose downzoned their property but paid $96 million for similar property nearby.

William Fulton
Oct 29, 2022
CP&DR Vol. 37 No. 10 October 2022 Report
CP&DR Vol. 37 No. 10 October 2022
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Oct 27, 2022
CP&DR News Briefs October 25, 2022: Fresno Warehouses; Santa Monica Builders Remedy; Elk Grove Housing Suit; and More
Responding to advocacy from the logistics industry, the Fresno City Council approved two proposals to rezone areas of southwest Fresno.
Mckenzie Locke
Oct 24, 2022
Where Did This "Builder's Remedy" Come From?
It's been on the books for 30 years but hardly used. As the Santa Monica situation suggests, however, it could completely upend local planning for housing in California.

William Fulton
Oct 24, 2022
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