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Category "California Land Use Law & Policy"

California Court of Appeal Applies CEQA Fair Argument Standard to Mitigated Negative Declaration

In December 2018, the California Court of Appeal for the Third District issued its decision [...]

California’s Governor Newsom Directs Lawsuit Alleging City’s Housing Element Violates State Housing Element Law

California’s housing crisis is perhaps the state’s best-known feature, or now at least tied with [...]

U.S. District Court Dismisses Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Challenging Unpermitted Discharge of Pollutants Via Groundwater Seeps

Environmental group brought citizen suit challenging unpermitted discharge of coal ash wastewater via groundwater seeps [...]

U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces $449 Million Loan to Assist In Developing the Sites Reservoir Project in California

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has committed to a $449 million loan for the Maxwell [...]