Announcing CEQA Chronicles, a blog focusing on environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act CEQA practice is constantly changing, raising myriad questions for project applicants, lead agencies, and project opponents. How should greenhouse gas emissions be quantified? What are the ramifications of the shift from level of service (LOS) to vehicle miles travelled (VMT) […]
Continue ReadingThe California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development We’ve posted an article to our California Land Use & Development Law Report on developments that we think will be of interest to you. Our report publishes articles on recent legal and policy developments in the field of land use, environmental impact […]
Continue ReadingView the print-friendly version The California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development We’ve posted an article to our California Land Use & Development Law Report on developments that we think will be of interest to you. Our report publishes articles on recent legal and policy developments in the field of […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Supreme Court Rejects CEQA Guideline Requiring Analysis of the Existing Environment’s Impacts on a Proposed Project A unanimous California Supreme Court has held that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) generally does not require an analysis of how existing environmental conditions will impact a project’s future users or residents. The Court invalidated a CEQA […]
Continue ReadingLEGAL UPDATE Walnut Creek 1331 N. California Blvd. Fifth Floor Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Phone: 925.935.9400 San Francisco 153 Townsend Street Suite 610 San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone: 415.638.4800 Newport Beach 610 Newport Center Drive Suite 330 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Phone: 949.719.2960 facebook twitter linkedin California Supreme Court Holds “CEQA-In-Reverse” Is Not The Norm, […]
Continue ReadingDon Sobelman 415.848.4824 Email Kathryn Oehlschlager 415.848.4820 Email Christian Marsh 415.848.4830 Email California Supreme Court Strictly Interprets State Fully Protected Species Statute and Finds Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis Inadequate in Newhall Ranch EIR On Monday, the California Supreme Court issued its third opinion of 2015 interpreting the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). In […]
Continue ReadingLEGAL UPDATE Walnut Creek 1331 N. California Blvd. Fifth Floor Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Phone: 925.935.9400 San Francisco 153 Townsend Street Suite 610 San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone: 415.638.4800 Newport Beach 610 Newport Center Drive Suite 330 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Phone: 949.719.2960 facebook twitter linkedin Lost in […]
Continue ReadingDivision Four of the First Appellate District in the Court of Appeal made a decision in the San Francisco Baykeeper versus California State Lands Commission case. The decision was certified for publication and filed on November 18, 2015. Click here to view the publication.
Continue ReadingToday the CEQA Working Group delivered a letter opposing SB 32 (D-Pavley). The concern of the 32 groups that signed on to the letter are summed up in the passage below: “To be clear, the CEQA Working Group is not opposed to efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, we have grave concerns […]
Continue ReadingCEQA Update 2015 October 6, 2015 11:00 AM to 1:15 PM Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP 1111 Broadway , 19th Floor Oakland, CA 94607 – Briefing Materials: Agenda Presentation Summary of Cases Reported Proposed CEQA Guidelines Amendments Part I Proposed CEQA Guidelines Amendments Part II – Our 3nd Annual CEQA Expert Briefing will feature […]
Continue Reading
