FEATURE ARTICLE
California WaterFix: A Road Map by Austin C. Cho, Esq. and Meredith E. Nikkel, Esq., Downey Brand LLP, Sacramento, California3
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
California Bureau of Cannabis Control Issues Notice of Intent to Adopt Initial Study/Negative Declaration for Statewide Commercial Cannabis Licensing Program Regulations9
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Ninth Circuit Upholds FAA’s Finding of No Significant Impact for a New General Aviation Airport Runway11
Barnes et al. v. Federal Aviation Administration, ___F.3d___, Case No. 14-71180 (9th Cir. Aug. 3, 2017).
Ninth Circuit Holds U.S. Forest Service Did Not Violate NEPA or Forest Management Act in Developing Parking Areas in Deschutes National For-
est.12
Wild Wilderness v. Allen, ___F.3d___, Case No. 14-35505, (9th Cir. Sept. 8, 2017).
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
California Supreme Court:
California Supreme Court Finds State Constitution Does Not Prohibit Voters from Proposing Fee Initiatives15
California Cannabis Coalition v. City of Upland, ___Cal.5th___, Case No. S234148 (Cal. Aug. 28, 2017).
District Court of Appeal:
First District Court Affirms Revocation of Development Permits16
Attard v. Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, 14 Cal.App.5th 1066 (1st Dist. 2017).
Third District Court Holds Department of Finance Cannot Seek Mandamus or Resort to Self-Help to Force a City to Return Money Transferred from Former Redevelopment Agency18
City of Culver City et al. v. Michael Cohen, 14 Cal.App.5th 1 (3rd Dist. 2017).
Fourth District Court Allows Water District Its Day In Court in Action Alleging Groundwater Contamination in the South Basin20
Orange County Water District v. Sabic Innovative Plastics US, LLC, et al., 14 Cal.App.5th 343(4th. Dist. 2017).
First District Court Holds Subdivision Map Act
Doesn’t Apply to a Non-Subdivision Approval22
Save Laurel Way v. City of Redwood City, 14 Cal.App.5th 1005 (1st Dist. 2017).
Sixth District Court Affirms Trial Court’s Use of Interlocutory Remand Regarding General Plan Consistency Finding23
The Highway 68 Coalition v. County of Monterey, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. H042891 (6th Dist. July 31, 2017; ordered partially pub. Aug. 24, 2017).
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE25
