What is it about duplexes that make them such a popular topic? And why did only one CEQA case make the top five legal stories of the year? >>read more

A CEQA case from Yolo County forces an EIR, while an unpublished case from San Benito County says a developer owes fees. >>read more

Tustin residents are trying to kill a 16-pump Costco gas station by challenging the CEQA infill exemption the city used. So far they've gotten nowhere. >>read more

In ruling on San Gabriel Mountains case, justice says repeatedly: “It is not the project’s ‘impacts on parking’ that matter; it is the impact of the project’s reduced parking on the environment that matters.” >>read more

In ruling about new building, trial judge says UC can't "analyze an increase in student enrollment without admitting that increasing student enrollment is a project subject to review." >>read more

Appellate court strikes down CEQA challenge on bridge project, saying the impact of wildfire safety issues on the project isn't a topic of analysis. >>read more

Methodological differences are not CEQA issues, court rules. >>read more

... There's no remedy in the law when a lead agency fails to notify an interested party, even though it's against the law. >>read more

Also on the legislative docket: Bills to restrict development in wildfire areas. >>read more

The pandemic, racial injustice, an end to California's population growth -- has California planning ever seen a year like this before? >>read more