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Category "California Land Use Law & Policy"

California Court Affirms Injunction Against City’s Short Term Vacation Rental Ban Because City Lacked Coastal Development Permit

California Court Affirms Injunction Against City’s Short Term Vacation Rental Ban Because City Lacked Coastal Development Permit

By Boyd Hill California’s Second District Court of Appeal in Kracke v. City of Santa Barbara [...]

Ninth Circuit Finds U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Failed to Explain Reversal of Previous ESA Listing Decision Regarding Pacific Walrus

Ninth Circuit Finds U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Failed to Explain Reversal of Previous ESA Listing Decision Regarding Pacific Walrus

By James Purvis The Center for Biological Diversity brought an action challenging a decision by the [...]

California’s Marin Municipal Water District Continues Discussions on Moratorium for New Water Service Connections

California’s Marin Municipal Water District Continues Discussions on Moratorium for New Water Service Connections

By Wesley A. Miliband and Kristopher T. Strouse Recently, Marin Municipal Water District (District) has been [...]

California Court of Appeal Upholds Supplemental EIR for Lease Amendment Pertaining to Desalination Plant

California Court of Appeal Upholds Supplemental EIR for Lease Amendment Pertaining to Desalination Plant

By James Purvis The California State Lands Commission prepared a supplemental Environmental Impact Report (EIR), as [...]