Reversing lower court, appellate justices say city acted properly in repealing previous approval and limiting new approval to administrative actions.

Hollister's incumbent council was voted out, then passed a vast expansion of the city's sphere of influence as lame ducks. An referendum was threatened and, after three months, the new council pulled the plug -- threatening the city's ability to meet its RHNA obligations.

Appellate court says revised disposition and development agreement was not merely a "quasi-judicial action" under the redevelopment wind-down law.

Referendum that repeals zoning ordinance cannot be knocked off the ballot of a city has the ability to quickly reconcile the inconsistency. >>read more

Repealing a zoning ordinances doesn't create an inconsistency with the general plan because it "doesn't enact anything". >>read more