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Court of Appeal Narrowly Reads School Bond Measure Language; Parking Shortfall May Constitute An Environmental Impact Under CEQA

A school district board placed a large bond measure on the city ballot to fund projects at multiple schools in the district, including a project to erect stadium lighting at a high school. ...more

UPDATE: Court Of Appeal Changes Its Mind On The Issue Of Whether A City Misdescribed A Project’s Objectives

On November 27, 2012, a court of appeal ordered a city to correct the defects in a project description and alternatives discussion in a final environmental impact report (“EIR”) because the court concluded the city had...more

Ninth Circuit Denies Review of Air Permit

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in May rejected a California community district’s attempt to review an air permit that was issued to a 600-megawatt, natural gas-fired power plant that was being constructed a mile and a...more

Big Week for Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton

On Thursday, the Senate passed HF 130, authored by Senator Claire Robling (R-Jordan), as amended by conference committee, in a 37 – 28 vote. This is the Phase One budget bill which was passed earlier by the House. The bill...more