LAND USE NEWS
Western U.S. States Miss Deadline Amid Colorado River Negotiations89
California Chamber of Commerce Proffers the Building an Affordable
California Act Initiative to Streamline CEQA Review and Permit Essential Projects90
Newport Beach’s “Responsible Housing Initiative”: Citizens Push Back on Regional Housing Needs Allocations Previously Set92
San Francisco’s Family Zoning Plan: Legal, Policy, and Housing Implica-
tions94
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Adopts Updated Long-Term Operations Plan for the Central Valley Project and State Water Project96
California State Water Board Recirculates Revised Draft Staff Report and Substitute Environmental Document for Proposed Update to Bay Delta
Plan98
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Due Process, Agency Power and the California Coastal Commission—State Lawsuit Filed Regarding Public Access to Coastal Areas100
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
Supreme Court:
California Supreme Court Grants Leave to Amend Complaint to Remove Tax Assessment Claims and Retain Program Management/Facilitation Claims Without Requiring Pay-First-Litigate-Later Compliance102
Morgan v. Ygreene Energy Fund, Inc., ___Cal.5th___, Case No. S277628 (Cal. Dec. 4, 2025).
District Court of Appeal:
Senate Bill 9’s Constitutionality to be Reconsidered—Second District Court orders Remand to the Trial Court to Consider SB 450’s Impact on SB 9104
City of Redondo Beach v. Bonta, Unpub., Case No. B338990 (2nd Dist. Nov. 12, 2025).
First District Court Affirms Business Judgment Rule Protections for Homeowners Association in Accessory Dwelling Unit Dispute106
Eng v. Opperman, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case Nos. A170737 & A171745 (1st Dist. Dec. 19, 2025, certified for publication Dec. 22, 2025).
Second District Court Holds Density Bonus Affordability Covenant Survives Foreclosure as a Condition Attached to Permit108
Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles, ___Cal.App.5th ___, Case Nos. B337221, B341105 (2nd Dist. Nov. 26, 2025).
