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UPDATE: Local California Elected Officials Prohibited from Voting On Campaign Contributors’ Projects

The Levine Act prohibits “officers” of any state or local government agency who have received a contribution of $250 or more from an applicant or affiliated party from voting on the applicant’s matter—whether it be a...more

Local California Elected Officials Prohibited from Voting On Campaign Contributors’ Projects

The Levine Act prohibits “officers” of any state or local government agency who have received a contribution of $250 or more from an applicant or affiliated party from voting on the applicant’s matter—whether it be a...more

Amended Court Rule Provides Certainty for CEQA Statutes of Limitations

On April 6, 2020, the Judicial Council of California (Council) adopted a court rule that tolled statutes of limitations for all civil causes of action until 90 days after the Governor declares that the state of emergency is...more

CEQA Deadlines: COVID-19’s Latest Victim

Judicial Council Extends Civil Statutes of Limitation - The Judicial Council of California has adopted emergency regulations giving would-be plaintiffs and petitioners significantly more time to file civil lawsuits,...more

California’s ‘Housing Crisis Act of 2019’

Will It Streamline Housing Development and Provide More Certainty? - Why it matters: SB 330, signed into law on October 9, 2019, and effective January 1, 2020, substantially limits the ability of municipalities to...more

Landowner Waives Right to Challenge Permit Conditions

Lynch v. California Coastal Commission (July 6, 2017, Case No. S221980) - Why It Matters: Can a landowner accept the benefits of a permit while simultaneously rejecting the burdens of that very same permit? The California...more

Nationwide Permits Reauthorized; Already-Issued Permits to Expire March 2017

Under Section 404 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1344), a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is required for activities involving the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the...more

Real Estate and Land Use - December 2015

Not Your First Rodeo—CEQA Exemption for Rodeo Event Upheld - Citizens for Environmental Responsibility v. State of California - Why It Matters: The Third District Court of Appeal upheld the use of a categorical...more

Real Estate and Land Use - September 2015 #2

Use It or Lose It: San Clemente Required to Refund $10 Million in Unused Impact Fees: Walker v. City of San Clemente (August 28, 2015, G050552) - Why It Matters: In a strict reading of a local agency’s...more

Real Estate and Land Use - Sep 2014

Evidence of Economic Infeasibility of CEQA Alternatives Explained (SPRAWLDEF v. San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission) - Why it matters: In upholding the approval of a 260-acre expansion to the...more

Supreme Court Allows Future Conditions to Be Used as the Baseline Under Limited Circumstances

Neighbors for Smart Rail v. Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority (August 5, 2013, S202828) __ Cal.4th __(“Neighbors”). What is the baseline against which environmental impacts are measured? There has been...more

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