The state required San Jose to get a new streambed agreement for Willow Glen Trestle Bridge. That doesn't trigger additional environmental review.

In the last few years, exemptions have vastly outnumbered EIRs and mitigated negative declarations. Who needs CEQA reform?

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

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

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.

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

This Land skewers the federal land management agencies -- and, in the process, indirectly provides a good reason to keep CEQA and California's other environmental laws.

But Newsom vetoes a fair number of bills as well.

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