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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Challenge to Housing and Revitalization Project Found Not Cognizable under the Fair Housing Act and California Fair Employment and...

In a case potentially overshadowed by the California Supreme Court’s same-day denial to hear a request to stay a cap on student admissions at UC Berkeley, the Second Appellate District Court (Div. 2) issued its opinion in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Judicial Council Amends Tolling Period for Statutes Limitations Impacted by COVID-19

On April 6, 2020, the California State Judicial Council adopted Emergency Rule 9 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As originally approved, the rule tolled the statute of limitations for all civil causes of action from...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

CEQA Compliance for Businesses - BB&K’s Charity Schiller and Amanda Daams Warn Why Businesses Should Heed CEQA’s Changing...

Businesses seeking discretionary approvals or development permits are often subject to the California Environmental Quality Act. CEQA, the state’s environmental protection law, requires California public agencies to analyze...more

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Fourth District Holds That Local Agency CDP Court Challenge Was Mooted by Administrative Appeal to Coastal Commission

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On February 13, 2019, the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Fudge v. City of Laguna Beach (Feb. 13, 2019, G055711) __ Cal.App.5th ___, joined the First and Sixth Districts in holding that the Coastal Commission’s acceptance...more

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CEQA Year In Review 2018

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A Summary of Published Appellate Opinions Under the California Environmental Quality Act - The California Supreme Court issued its only CEQA opinion of 2018 at the end of the year. In Sierra Club v. County of Fresno, the...more

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West Coast Real Estate Update: June 2016 #2

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LACMTA Approves Tax Ballot Measure to Fund $120 Billion Transit Plan - The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACTMA) on June 24, 2016, approved a sales tax ballot measure to help fund $120 billion...more

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West Coast Real Estate Update: June 2016 #1

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California Governor Proposes "Build By Right" Approval Process for Affordable Housing - Recognizing the extreme need throughout California for construction of new affordable housing units, on May 13, 2016, Gov. Jerry...more

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“CEQA-in-Reverse” Case Headed for the California Supreme Court

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“CEQA-in-Reverse” - Real estate developers, public agencies and private businesses involved in land development or redevelopment may soon have to contend with a new far-reaching interpretation of the California...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Real Estate and Land Use - June 2014

Bowman v. California Coastal Commission - Why it matters: The Court in Bowman held that a permit condition could not be modified or deleted by a second permit that included the same project, even if the first permit...more

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Vapor Intrusion Risk Insufficient to Trigger EIR for Urban Infill Project

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In Parker Shattuck Neighbors, et al. v. Berkeley City Council, et. al. (First Appellate District, December 30, 2013) (“Shattuck Neighbors”), the court upheld the City of Berkeley’s approval of a mitigated negative declaration...more

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