WEBCAST: What to Know for the Next Wet Season and Beyond Join the Downey Brand Storm Water Team – Melissa Thorme, Nicole Granquist, Don Sobelman and Sophia Belloli; and Scott Bourne, QISP and Principal Engineer at CDIM Engineering, Inc. for a one-hour webcast focusing on the California Industrial Storm Water General Permit. Two different webcasts are […]
Continue ReadingThe California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development We’ve posted articles 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 review, […]
Continue ReadingWho Takes The Lead? Court Clarifies Which Is The “Lead Agency” For Environmental Review Of The Projects By Public-Private Partnerships Newsletter May 17, 2016 WHO TAKES THE LEAD? COURT CLARIFIES WHICH IS THE “LEAD AGENCY” FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF PROJECTS BY PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) calls on state and local agencies […]
Continue ReadingMiller Starr Regalia Launches Land Use Developments Blog May 17, 2016 (Walnut Creek, CA) – Miller Starr Regalia (MSR), a preeminent California real estate law firm for over 50 years, announced today that it is launching the Land Use Developments blog, which was created to provide practical information, judicial, legislative, and regulatory updates, tips, and guidelines […]
Continue ReadingAnnouncing 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 ReadingIssue Alert provided by Family Farm Alliance: Issue Alert! April 20, 2016 Senate Passes Energy Policy Modernization Act Natural Resources Amendment Includes Several Western Water Provisions Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate earlier today passed S. 2012, the “Energy Policy Modernization Act” on an 85-12 roll call vote, after an important natural resources title was […]
Continue ReadingLand Use News from Wendel Rosen Oakland City Council Approves Impact Fees April 21, 2016 As we recently reported, the City of Oakland has been hammering out details of new development impact fees for the past several months. On April 19 the Oakland City Council approved two new fee ordinances in essentially the same form […]
Continue ReadingImplementation of California’s New Groundwater Law Continues as DWR Releases Draft Emergency Regulations for Groundwater Sustainability Plans In 2014, the California Legislature adopted the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), which for the first time comprehensively regulates the extraction and use of the state’s groundwater. A significant milestone in SGMA’s implementation is the adoption of emergency […]
Continue ReadingPreemption Defense: Is Inaction by the FDA Enough? A seeming contradiction between two recent federal district court rulings on preemption and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of pharmaceuticals creates some uncertainty about whether evidence submitted by the drug manufacturer of inaction by the FDA is enough to establish that the FDA would not […]
Continue ReadingWhat the Toxic Substances Control Act Overhaul Means to Manufacturers The U.S. Senate passed the long-pending bill (S. 697) to overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act, which will bolster the government’s power to regulate a wide variety of chemicals. The practical effect of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act will […]
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