Appellate court overturns decision favoring Department of Finance. >>read more

The property owners undertook a major renovation -- apparently beyond what the Coastal Development Permit allowed -- with city permits but without out telling the Coastal Commission. >>read more

In followup to 2018 Cal Supremes ruling, appellate court rejects "partial decertification" of EIR. >>read more

1,000 homes have been built but appellate court rules county cannot use leftover redevelopment funds for public amenities. >>read more

Among other things, the neighbors didn't seek to stop construction until the project was almost built. >>read more

State won't reimburse city $20 million for public infrastructure projects. >>read more

It depends on which standards are in play in a particular situation, the California Supreme Court rules in a case from Stanislaus County. >>read more

City did nothing with historic bank building for 10 years -- except rent it out for filming. >>read more

UC Berkeley erred in adding five times as many students as EIR analyzed, court rules. >>read more

L.A.'s approval of four large projects along Sunset Boulevard doesn't form the basis for a claim under the Fair Housing Act. >>read more