by CP&DR Staff on Sep 29, 2016
Legislation
CP&DR's rundown of land use legislation passed by the legislature and signed by Gov. Brown in the 2016 session: "granny flats," density bonuses, and climate change regulations prevail. >>read more
by William Fulton on Sep 24, 2016
Inclusionary Housing, Mitigation Fee Act, West Hollywood
West Hollywood case builds on last year's ruling from San Jose. >>read more
by William Fulton on Sep 19, 2016
California Supreme Court, CEQA
San Mateo College case resolves conflict between appellate districts but plaintiffs still hope to win on remand. >>read more
by CP&DR Staff on Sep 17, 2016
Nuisance Law, Telecommunications
When do wireless facilities "incommode the public use"? >>read more
by William Fulton on Sep 17, 2016
CEQA, Ceres, Recycling, Wal-Mart
In the latest Wal-Mart battle, an appellate court says recycling is an economic activity, not an environmental impact. >>read more
by CP&DR Staff on Sep 5, 2016
CEQA
Appellate court distinguishes between "source" thresholds and "receptor" thresholds. >>read more
by William Fulton on Aug 23, 2016
CEQA, San Jose
When the City Council says so, according to a new appellate court rulilng. >>read more
by CP&DR Staff on Aug 8, 2016
Brown may not get his as-of-right bill passed. But lots of other housing bills are in the hopper. >>read more
by William Fulton on Jul 26, 2016
CEQA, Joshua Tree, San Bernardino County, Urban Decay
Business owner's comments don't constitute substantial evidence in Downtown Joshua Tree fight over Dollar General. >>read more
by William Fulton on Jul 11, 2016
ABAG, Pacific Legal Foundation, SB 375
Pacific Legal Foundation loses another one. >>read more
by CP&DR Staff on Jun 24, 2016
Conditional Use Permit, Oakland
Oakland can't retroactively apply CUP in crematorium case. >>read more
CEQA, Ukiah
You can't fix a bad EIR with an addendum, even when the addendum was supposed to fix the EIR. >>read more
by CP&DR Staff on Jun 21, 2016
CEQA, Subdivision Map Act, Victorville, Wal-Mart
In Wal-Mart case, Victorville gets caught between GP, EIR, and parcel map findings. >>read more
by Josh Stephens on Jun 12, 2016
Ballot Measures, Local Referendums, Elections
Localities weighed in on marijuana, fracking, development, and more on June 6. >>read more
