2018 Year in Review: Public agencies prevailed in 65% of CEQA cases analyzed.
Over the course of 2018, Latham & Watkins lawyers reviewed all 57 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) cases, both published and...more
Recent decision points to the original intent of the California Public Records Act in the evolving debate over government transparency.
Key Points:
..California Supreme Court rules that emails and text messages sent...more
Today, the California Supreme Court unanimously upheld the City of San Jose’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, rejecting a facial constitutional challenge brought in California Building Industry Association (CBIA) v. City of...more
On April 8, 2015, the California Supreme Court heard oral argument in California Building Industry Association v. City of San Jose (Affordable Housing Network of Santa Clara County et al.), S212072, a case with statewide...more
Developers of infill projects could face additional uncertainty and legal vulnerability under new requirements to analyze impacts on transportation.
On August 6, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR)...more