Legal Digest

In Dana Point case, appellate court rules that three residences housing people involved in a drug treatment program are not exempt from the municipal code.

Challenge to implementation of Del Mar's Scenic View Ordinance fails because plaintiff served city too late in the process. >>read more

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

But justices don't let San Diego completely off the hook on bypassing CEQA in adopting marijuana dispensary ordinance. >>read more

A vacant Hollywood apartment building can't be analyzed as if it were still occupied, court rules. >>read more

Appellate court concludes that subdivision was just a residential development in disguise and therefore in violation of the Williamson Act. >>read more

Broad ruling in Sacramento case gives cities great lattitude in approving infill projects. >>read more

Lake Arrowhead CSD had argued that state law pre-empted local land-use authority over a proposed solar panel project. The Court of Appeal disagreed. >>read more

More local land-use cases may land in federal court -- and local planners still aren't sure what constitutes a taking. >>read more

City can't count cost of aquiring land it already obtained for free from the Navy. >>read more

Appellate court rules that "inquiries" are not enough to meet threshold to impose a moratorium. >>read more

Cities can't stop telecommunication facilities from using the public way, but they can regulate what they look like and where they are. >>read more

Court says lack of additional environmental impacts are irrelevant in non-conforming situation >>read more