FEATURE ARTICLE
Third District Court of Appeal Finds California Department of Water Resources Did Not Violate CEQA In Approving Amendments to State Water Project Contracts by Bridget McDonald, Esq., with Adam Nir, Remy Moose Manley, LLP, Sacramento185
LAND USE NEWS
Governor Gavin Newsom’s Office Releases Comprehensive Salmon Strategy for California190
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
California Energy Commission Releases Draft Offshore Wind Plan that Details Port Infrastructure Needs193
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Multiple Lawsuits Filed Challenging California Department of Water
Resources’ Environmental Impact Report for the Delta Conveyance
Project195
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Ninth Circuit Court Affirms Dismissal of Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act Claims197
Kelly v. City of Poway, Unpub., Case No. 22-55920 (9th Cir. Dec. 19, 2023).
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
District Court of Appeal:
First District Court Upholds a California Public Utilities Commission Decision Establishing New Tariff Rates for Renewable Energy Systems199
Center for Biological Diversity, et al., v. Public Utilities Commission, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. A167721 (1st Dist. Dec. 20,2023, modified Dec. 21, 2023, as modified Jan. 16, 2024).
Second District Court Reverses Trial Court—Finds CEQA Petition Barred By 30-Day Statute of Limitations201
Delia Guerrero v. City of Los Angeles, 98 Cal.App.5th 1087 (2nd Dist. 2024).
Sixth District Court Reverses Judgment Allowing an Unpermitted Gate and Fence Blocking Public Access to a Private Coastal Road243
Fowler Packing Company v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. H050600 (6th Dist. Jan. 31, 2024).
Fourth District Court Finds Trial Court Has Significant Discretion to Fashion Remedies for CEQA Violations in Case Upholding Overturning Supplemental
EIR207
Natural Resources Defense Council, et al., v. City of Los Angeles, et al., ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. D080902 (4th Dist. Dec. 29,2023).
Fourth District Court Affirms Denial of Writ Petition Challenging City Denial of Permit for Reconstruction of Dwelling in Excess of City’s Floor to Area
Ratio209
Scurlock v. City of Coronado, Unpub., Case No. D081136 (4th Dist. Jan. 31, 2024).
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE212
