Appellate court rules that bill exempting project from CEQA does not violate state constitution. Preservationists made the unsuccessful argument that the state cannot be trusted to implement the law constitutionally.

In an unpublished ruling, the court found the futility rule did not apply to the notorious case of a Coronado bungalow, thus killing a jury's award of $800,000.

First District says SB 35 doesn't interfere with local powers and trumps Berkeley's historic preservation law regarding the West Berkeley Shellmound.

City did nothing with historic bank building for 10 years -- except rent it out for filming.

In another Dollar General case, appellate court also says historic review is not a substitute for CEQA. >>read more

Coronado bungalow was declared historic even though similar houses weren't, but appellate court says that's the city's decision. >>read more

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that The Presidio Trust can move forward with the construction of a 12-building complex commonly referred to as a "lodge" in the vicinity of the Main Parade Ground. In so doing, the court rejected arguments from the Sierra Club and a variety of historic preservation organizations that doing so would violate the Presidio Trust Act. The court also rejected the argument that the Presidio Trust's actions did not meet the consultation requirements contained in Section 110f of the National Historic Preservation Act. >> read more