Legal Digest

Court rules that vague carbon offsets approach for new development violates CEQA and invalidate the Climate Action Plan.

Murrieta properly imposed WRCOG's "TUMF" fee while map was still in effect, court rules.

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

City must now hold new CUP hearing on Curtis Park gas station case, appellate court rules.

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

Appellate court says landowners didn't provide any compelling reason for the Coastal Commission not to prohibit them.

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

Both appellate court and Coastal Commission side with city on conversion of Super 8  motel.

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.

Challenge to Sacramento General Plan EIR rendered moot by new CEQA guidelines. Court also upholds city's general plan language.

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

Lower court ruling invalidating initiative is overturned.

But Newsom vetoes a fair number of bills as well.

But agency wins most other points in three appellate cases.