The City of Irvine violated CEQA by approving a development project based on an addendum to a program EIR containing insufficient information regarding the project’s greenhouse gas emissions and by relying on CEQA’s Class 32...more
A Summary of Published Appellate Opinions Under the California Environmental Quality Act -
The California Supreme Court issued its only CEQA opinion of 2018 at the end of the year. In Sierra Club v. County of Fresno, the...more
1/14/2019
/ Air Quality Standards ,
Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Building Permits ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Carbon Emissions ,
CEQA ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Excessive Noise ,
Exemptions ,
Final Judgment ,
General Plan ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Historic Preservation ,
Housing Developers ,
Mitigated Negative Declaration ,
Mixed-Use Zoning ,
Oil & Gas ,
Railroads ,
Railways ,
Real Estate Market ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Res Judicata ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Sierra Club v County of Fresno ,
Standard of Review ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Substantial Evidence Standard ,
Tenants ,
Traffic Impact Assessments ,
Trucking Industry ,
Urban Planning & Development
In 2015 the California appellate courts continued to chart new ground as they grappled with some of CEQA’s most difficult and controversial questions. The Supreme Court of California led the way, issuing four opinions on...more
This Supplement is intended for use in conjunction with Curtin’s California Land Use & Planning Law, Thirty-Fourth Edition (2014), authored by Perkins Coie attorneys Cecily Talbert Barclay and Matthew S. Gray. In lieu of...more
8/13/2015
/ Agricultural Land ,
Airports ,
AT&T ,
Berkeley Hillside v City of Berkeley ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Caltrans ,
Cell Phones ,
Cell Towers ,
Central Valley ,
CEQA ,
Clean Water Act ,
Delta Smelt ,
Elder Care ,
Endangered Species ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Establishment Clause ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Fiber Optic Cables ,
First Amendment ,
Fishing Industry ,
General Plan ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
High-Speed Rail ,
Historic Preservation ,
Indian Gaming Regulation Act ,
Municipalities ,
Nonconforming Use ,
Plastic Bag Bans ,
Sacramento Kings ,
San Francisco ,
SCOTUS ,
Smartphones ,
Subdivision Map Act ,
T-Mobile ,
T-Mobile South v City of Roswell ,
Takings Clause ,
Tribal Lands ,
Vesting ,
Wal-Mart ,
Water
In This Issue:
- Project Approvals Triggering CEQA
..Chung v City of Monterey Park (2012) 210 CA4th 394
..Tuolumne Jobs and Small Business Alliance v Superior Court) 210 CA4th 1006 (petition for review pending,...more
1/3/2013
/ Ballot Measures ,
CEQA ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Exemptions ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Groundwater ,
Permits ,
Standing ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Tolling ,
Wal-Mart