LAND USE NEWS
Trump Administration Rescinds Biden-Era Public Lands Protections across the West231
California Attorney General Issues Warning to Local Agencies over Group-House Ordinances Following Federal Ohio House Decision233
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Governor Newsom Signs into Law Assembly Bill and Senate Bill 131—CEQA and Housing235
Rising Concerns over Potential Data Center Developments and Effects on State Water Supplies—California Senate Bills 886 and 887237
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
California Department of Housing and Community Development Issues Draft Guidelines to Clarify AB 2011 Streamlining for Commercial-Site
Housing239
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Members of California State Employment Union File Lawsuit, Claim State “Return-to-Office” Mandate Is Subject to CEQA Review241
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Standing before Substance: D.C. Circuit Dismisses PFAS Citizen Suit against EPA243
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, et al. v. Zeldin, et al., ___F.4th___, Case No. 24-5294 (D.C. Cir. May 1, 2026).
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
District Court of Appeal:
First District Court Finds San Francisco Bay Bridge “Bay Lights 360” Project Survives Second CEQA Attack— Pro Per Litigants Held to the Same Standard as an Attorney245
Baker v. Bay Area Toll Authority, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. A174642 (1st Dist. June 5, 2026).
Fourth District Court Holds California Public Records Act, Statutory Timeframe for Making Records “Promptly Available” Is Flexible and Context-Specific247
Voice of San Diego v. San Diego Unified School District, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. D084327 (4th Dist. May 11, 2026).
Superior Court:
In a First, California Superior Court Imposes Financial Penalties on City for Failure to Adopt Housing
Element248
People of California Ex Rel Rob Bonta vs. The City of Huntington Beach, Case No: 30-2023-01312235-CU-WM-CJC (San Diego Super. Ct. May 15, 2026).
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE251
