In an oil refinery case, a split appellate court said using 98th percentile instead of "average" pollution is okay.

Appellate court says landowners didn't provide any compelling reason for the Coastal Commission not to prohibit them.

Project is surrounded by development. But MND didn't fly on native plant and oak tree issues.

Both appellate court and Coastal Commission side with city on conversion of Super 8  motel.

Also: Statute of limitations on the Mitigation Fee Act, a request to depublish the Millenium Hollywood case, and the U.S. Supreme decline to hear a takings case from Massachusetts involving a local wetlands ordinance.

Challenge to Sacramento General Plan EIR rendered moot by new CEQA guidelines. Court also upholds city's general plan language.

Neighbors Sue, Claiming Project Is Not Dense Enough. Appellate Court Rules Against Them.

Lower court ruling invalidating initiative is overturned.

But Newsom vetoes a fair number of bills as well.

But agency wins most other points in three appellate cases.

In Dana Point case, appellate court rules that three residences housing people involved in a drug treatment program are not exempt from the municipal code.

Challenge to implementation of Del Mar's Scenic View Ordinance fails because plaintiff served city too late in the process. >>read more

Yet another setback for Millenium Hollywood project arises from flexible development potential on project's site as approved by City of Los Angeles. >>read more