William Fulton

Councilmembers stick to their guns in reaffirming Main Street-oriented specific plan, rejecting big boxes and drive-throughs.

State law has lots of definitions of infill and transit-oriented locations. As local governments increasingly use the infill exemption to get around environmental review, this is becoming a problem.

Split court concludes that the White House Council on Environmental Quality doesn't have the legal authority to issue regulations. Confusion among NEPA practitioners is likely.