Opinion requiring local agency to give notice on meeting agenda of CEQA exemption determined by staff is no longer binding precedent, but some CEQA actions must still be agendized -
On February 15, 2023, the California...more
Court Raises the Bar on Appeals Following Voluntary Dismissal -
A plaintiff may not avoid arbitration and manufacture appellate jurisdiction simply by voluntarily dismissing his claims, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of...more
BB&K's Gregg Kettles Writes About the California Consumer Privacy Act in PublicCEO -
The California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, went into effect this year and the California Attorney General began enforcing it on July...more
7/28/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Independent Contractors ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Public Agencies ,
Public Records ,
State Attorneys General
Disgruntled landowners seeking to challenge state and local land use controls under the U.S. Constitution’s Takings Clause were given more options by the U.S. Supreme Court. This ruling, handed down Friday, provides...more
6/26/2019
/ 42 U.S.C. §1983 ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Inverse Condemnation ,
Just Compensation ,
Knick v Township of Scott Pennsylvania ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Property Owners ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
State Law Remedies ,
Takings Clause
Housing and Land Use and Environmental Laws Saw Changes in 2019 -
The California Legislature passed a number of laws last year that will have a significant impact on how public agencies — including cities and counties,...more
1/11/2019
/ Affordable Housing ,
Building Codes ,
Building Permits ,
Density Bonus ,
General Plan ,
Housing Discrimination ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Mobile Homes ,
New Legislation ,
Public Agencies ,
Public Contracts ,
Real Estate Development ,
State and Local Government ,
State Funding ,
Water Management
Against the backdrop of a deepening affordable housing crisis in California, the U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to review a decision of the California Court of Appeal upholding the City of West Hollywood’s inclusionary...more
10/18/2018
/ Affordable Housing ,
Appeals ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Construction Industry ,
In-Lieu Fees ,
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance ,
Local Ordinance ,
Low Income Housing ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Real Estate Development ,
Residential Real Estate Market