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Cal Supremes Accept CEQA Case, Order Prop. 218 Suit Rehearing

Oct 28, 2008

California Environmental Quality Act, CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Sacramento County, Vol. 23 No. 11 Nov 2008

The California Supreme Court has accepted yet another California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) case for review, this one involving the question of whether denial of a conditional use permit extension is subject to CEQA. In an unrelated matter, the court has dismissed a Proposition 218 case regarding assessments for a business improvement district.

Airport Closure Is 'Project' For CEQA Purposes

Aug 8, 2008

California Environmental Quality Act, CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Sacramento County, Vol. 23 No. 09 Sep 2008

Denial of a conditional use permit renewal is a "project" requiring review under the California Environmental Quality Act, the Third District Court of Appeal has determined. The court ruled for the owner of an airport in Sacramento County whose application for a conditional use permit (CUP) renewal was denied by the county Board of Supervisors without any environmental review.

Attorney General: LAFCO May Adjust Proposed City Boundaries

Jul 15, 2008

CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, New cities, Sacramento County, Vol. 23 No. 08 Aug 2008

A local agency formation commission may alter the boundaries of a proposed new city beyond those drawn by incorporation proponents, according to a state attorney general's opinion.

Apartment Investors' Suit Against HCD Permitted To Go Forward

May 30, 2008

CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Sacramento County, Vol. 23 No. 06 Jun 2008

The owner of an affordable apartment complex in Sacramento may pursue a breach of contract lawsuit against the state Department of Housing and Community Development over a rent increase that the state rejected, the Third District Court of Appeal has ruled.

Reluctant Remand Ruling Depublished

Nov 27, 2007

California Environmental Quality Act, CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Sacramento County, Vol. 22 No. 12 Dec 2007

The state Supreme Court and the Third District Court of Appeal appear to be feuding over a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) case concerning the water analysis for a 20,000-housing unit project in Rancho Cordova.

Elk Grove: 7-Year-Old City Seeks Land For Expansion

Oct 30, 2007

Elk Grove, Local Watch, New cities, Paul Shigley, Sacramento County, Vol. 22 No. 11 Nov 2007

When voters approved the incorporation of Elk Grove in Sacramento County in early 2000, the town had a population of about 54,000. Today, Elk Grove's population is heading past 140,000, and the city is looking at a 13,900-acre area for potential expansion.

Show Us The Water, Say Cal Supremes

Jun 1, 2007

California Environmental Quality Act, CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Sacramento County, Vol. 22 No. 03 Mar 2007

The water supply analysis for one of the largest housing developments ever approved in the Central Valley has been rejected by the state Supreme Court. The court faulted the water study in the environmental impact report for the 20,000-unit Sunrise-Douglas community plan outside Sacramento because the study did not adequately describe long-term water sources and the impacts of using those sources.

Sacramento County Gets Water To Grow

May 29, 2007

Corruption, CP&DR Staff, Flood control, In Brief, Sacramento County, Vol. 22 No. 06 Jun 2007, Water

A controversial water project gets approved in Sacramento County while in the city of Sacramento, a property tax increase is approved to improve flood safety. The LA City Council has approved a master plan for revitalizing the Los Angeles River, Fresno Co

State Supreme Court Emerges As CEQA Enforcer

Mar 1, 2007

California Environmental Quality Act, Featured Articles, Paul Shigley, Sacramento County, Vol. 22 No. 03 Mar 2007

In issuing its second California Environmental Quality Act ruling in seven months, the conservative-leaning California Supreme Court is emerging as one of CEQA's staunchest defenders. The latest decision — the rejection of an environmental impact report's water analysis for a large Sacramento-area housing project — is the court's first foray into such water studies, and the court appears to have set a high standard.

Flood Threats Force DWR To Recommend Limiting Development In Sacramento

by CP&DR Staff on Jan 1, 2007

Sacramento County, Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta

Flood control affects development in both the City of Sacramento and San Bernardino County, the City of Lynwood gets an F on their audit by the state Department of Housing and Community Development, and water once again flows through the Lower Owens River. >>read more