Environmental Groups Say Further Environmental Review Needed to Address...
In a case pending in the Northern District of California, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club recently urged a federal judge to rule that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)...
View ArticleCEQA Reform: Striking While the Iron Is hot
With Gov. Jerry Brown characterizing reform of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as “the Lord’s work,” and newspapers around the state calling for an overhaul to the 40-plus year old law,...
View ArticleLowering the Floor for Density Bonus Requirements
In Latinos Unidos del Valle de Napa y Solano v. County of Napa, 217 Cal.App.4th 1160 (2013), the First District Court of Appeal invalidated portions of Napa County’s density bonus ordinance because it...
View ArticleCEQA Reform: In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb
The past legislative session held the prospect for significant reform of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). After the dust settled though, the only proposal able to survive the...
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