FEATURE ARTICLE
The Slow March of Progress—Despite Failing to Secure Sweeping Housing Legislation, the Enactment of SB 330 in Newsom’s First Year is an Important Step Forward by Travis Brooks, Esq., Miller Starr Regalia, Walnut Creek,
California151
LAND USE NEWS
Proposed Legislation Would Create CEQA Exemption for Homeless
Shelters156
Proposed Legislation Looks to Eminent Domain and Vacant Houses to Address Affordable Housing157
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Army Corps and EPA Adopt the Navigable Waters Protection Rule to Revise the Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’ as Applied Under the Clean Water Act159
Federal Council on Environmental Quality Announces Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to the Regulations Implementing Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act161
California Department of Water Resources Releases Notice of Preparation of EIR for Delta Conveyance Project162
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
City of Corcoran Files Lawsuit Against Dairy, Alleging Nitrate Contamination of Groundwater Wells165
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
District Court of Appeal:
First District Court Reverses Lower Court—Finds County Open Space District Did Not Violate CEQA in Approving Trail Project167
Community Venture Partners v. Marin County Open Space District, Unpub., Case No. A154867 (1st Dist. Jan. 24, 2020).
Second District Court Dismisses CEQA Challenges to City Project for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies169
Golden State Environmental Justice Alliance v. City of Los Angeles, Unpub., Case No. B294231 (2nd Dist. Jan. 28, 2020).
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE171
