Recent Articles in Legal Digest

No CEQA Violation Or Inverse Condemnation On Regional Connector Project

by William Fulton on Oct 9, 2022
CEQA, Inverse Condemnation, LA Metro, Light Rail

LA Metro wins case against Bonaventure Hotel, whose construction 50 years ago removed LA's original subway tunnel. >>read more

Burbank Settles With Developer, But Not With YIMBY Law

by William Fulton on Oct 9, 2022
Burbank, Housing, SB 35

SB 35 lawsuit -- and HCD action -- still pending despite agreement between city, developer, and neighbors. >>read more

Legal Briefs: RHNA Challenge, SB 330 Lawsuit

by William Fulton on Sep 25, 2022
Coronado, Housing Accountability Act, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove, RHNA, SANDAG, Santa Clara County, SB 330, Solana Beach, Stanford

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Make Sure Your Fees Have Solid Evidence Behind Them

by William Fulton on Sep 18, 2022
impact fees, Mitigation Fee Act, Pismo Beach, self-storage, water

Pismo Beach tried to charge a self-storage facility $1.1 million in water fees. The company wanted to pay $62,000. Guess who won in court? >>read more

Don't Ever Forget About Your Local LAFCO

by William Fulton on Sep 10, 2022
Contra Costa County, LAFCO

A tiny CSD in the Delta tried to put a measure on the ballot to dissolve itself. But the CSD didn't go through the LAFCO process and got its hand slapped by an appellate court. >>read more

A's Stadium Wins A Round In CEQA Lawsuit

by William Fulton on Sep 5, 2022
Bay Conservation and Development Commission, CEQA, Oakland, Port, Stadiums

But new legal case challenges clearance from BCDC. >>read more

Partial Win For Counties In Oroville Dam Case

by William Fulton on Aug 29, 2022
Butte County, CEQA, FERC, Oroville, Plumas County, Water

Federal agency pre-empts actual licensing of hydroelectric system, but CEQA still applies to some state actions. >>read more

Can Eliminating Ag Mitigation Create New Impacts?

by William Fulton on Aug 14, 2022
CEQA, Farmland, Visalia

Visalia put an ag mitigation program in its general plan -- then abandoned it. Does the city have to study the impact of that policy choice? A judge in Tulare County says yes. >>read more

Malibu District Loses Proposition 218 Case

by William Fulton on Aug 7, 2022
Assessment District , Malibu, Proposition 218

Property owners can't be require to pay full cost of Broad Beach improvements, court rules. >>read more

General Plan Trumps Zoning In SB 330 Case

by William Fulton on Aug 7, 2022
General Plan, Los Angeles, SB 330, Zoning

If upheld on appeal, L.A. judge's ruling could completely upend the way cities interpret the consistence between general plans and zoning. >>read more