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Category "California Land Use Law & Policy"

California Court of Appeal Rejects CEQA Challenges to County of Riverside’s Approval of Master-Planned Development Project

In a lengthy opinion certified for publication on March 15, 2017, the Court of Appeal [...]

California Supreme Court Holds EIR For Project Located in the Coastal Zone Needed to Identify Potential ‘Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas’

In a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court held that the California Environmental Quality Act [...]

Ninth Circuit Confirms U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Has Broad Authority to Release Water From Trinity River For Downstream Fish Benefits

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau) [...]

Third District Court of Appeal Upholds Denial of Petition for Writ of Mandate Seeking to Prevent $30 Million in Redevelopment Housing Funds Return to Orange County

California’s Third District Court of Appeal has held that the California Department of Finance properly [...]