07.19.11
In a closely watched decision, the California Supreme Court upheld Manhattan Beach’s ordinance banning the use of plastic bags.
07.05.11
The California Court of Appeal recently issued a decision that establishes two bright line rules—one for calculating when the statute of limitations for CEQA actions subject to a Notice of Determination (NOD) has run and one for calculating how long the NOD must be posted before it can be ...
02.28.11
Over the past few years, an inordinate number of CEQA cases have addressed impacts on historic resources.
02.02.11
A California Superior Court issued a tentative ruling on January 24th against the California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) putting in question the Board’s ambitious schedule for reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the state.
01.24.11
The Second District Court of Appeal rendered a potentially significant decision impacting private projects that obtain public funding for public infrastructure associated with the private project.
01.14.11
Governor Brown’s initial budget proposal includes the elimination of redevelopment agencies so that current uncommitted agency funds and future property tax increment revenues may be diverted from redevelopment to other uses.
12.17.10
10.18.10
On October 6, 2010, the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District, reversed the Superior Court of Orange County’s judgment in Holmes v. Summer.
10.04.10
Some meetings are bigger than others. The California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) recently held one of the more significant environmental regulatory meetings of the last couple of years.
09.20.10