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Court Shoots Down Urban Decay CEQA Argument

For 10 years now, cities and counties have struggled with the question of how to deal with the potential for “urban decay” in an environmental analysis under the California Environmental Quality Act. But a new appellate ruling involving a Dollar General store in the unincorporated community of Joshua Tree appears to take the pressure off the CEQA analysis of urban decay somewhat – especially if the only evidence for urban decay is the speculative musings of business owners afraid of losing business.

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