A leading law firm focusing on California environmental and land use law
A leading law firm focusing on California environmental and land use law
A leading law firm focusing on California environmental and land use law
A leading law firm focusing on California environmental and land use law
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SECOND DISTRICT HOLDS NOISE FROM ROOFTOP DECKS IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT PRECLUDING USE OF THE CLASS 32 EXEMPTION FOR MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROJECT, BUT CITY ERRED BY FAILING TO EVALUATE THE PROJECT’S CONSISTENCY WITH THE APPLICABLE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Chris Stiles
November 12, 2024
In West Adams Heritage Association v. City of Los Angeles (2024) __ Cal.App.5th __, the Second District Court of Appeal considered challenges to a determination by the City of Los Angeles that a propo...
AFTER THIRD APPEAL INVOLVING CAPITOL ANNEX PROJECT, THIRD DISTRICT HOLDS PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA UNDER RECENT LEGISLATION
Chris Stiles
November 4, 2024
In Save Our Capitol! v. Department of General Services (2024) ___ Cal.App.5th ___, the Third District Court of Appeal held that the Capitol Annex Project was statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to r...
FIFTH DISTRICT HOLDS AIR RESOURCES BOARD COMPLIED WITH CEQA IN ADOPTING ADVANCED CLEAN TRUCKS REGULATION
Chris Stiles
October 25, 2024
In California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition v. State Air Resources Board (2024)___Cal.App.5th___, the Fifth District Court of Appeal upheld the State Air Resources Board’s (CARB) decision to not imple...
SECOND DISTRICT REJECTS CEQA CHALLENGE TO ACTIONS IMPLEMENTING THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES’ WESTSIDE MOBILITY PLAN
Chris Stiles
October 17, 2024
In Westside Los Angeles Neighbors Network v. City of Los Angeles (2024) ___ Cal.App.5th ___, the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s decision upholding an EIR and CEQA exemption...
FOURTH DISTRICT UPHOLDS MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR WAREHOUSE PROJECT
Chris Stiles
October 17, 2024
In Upland Community First v. City of Upland (2024) __Cal.App.5th__, the Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court order setting aside an MND for a warehouse project. The Court of Appeal...
FIRST DISTRICT UPHOLDS CLASS 1 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FOR CONVERSION OF OIL WELL TO INJECTION WELL
Chris Stiles
October 16, 2024
In Sunflower Alliance v. California Department of Conservation, the First District Court of Appeal found that conversion of a former oil well into an injection constituted a negligible expansion of us...
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SECOND DISTRICT HOLDS NOISE FROM ROOFTOP DECKS IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT PRECLUDING USE OF THE CLASS 32 EXEMPTION FOR MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROJECT, BUT CITY ERRED BY FAILING TO EVALUATE THE PROJECT’S CONSISTENCY WITH THE APPLICABLE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Chris Stiles
November 12, 2024
In West Adams Heritage Association v. City of Los Angeles (2024) __ Cal.App.5th __, the Second District Court of Appeal considered challenges to a determination by the City of Los Angeles that a propo...
AFTER THIRD APPEAL INVOLVING CAPITOL ANNEX PROJECT, THIRD DISTRICT HOLDS PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA UNDER RECENT LEGISLATION
Chris Stiles
November 4, 2024
In Save Our Capitol! v. Department of General Services (2024) ___ Cal.App.5th ___, the Third District Court of Appeal held that the Capitol Annex Project was statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to r...
FIFTH DISTRICT HOLDS AIR RESOURCES BOARD COMPLIED WITH CEQA IN ADOPTING ADVANCED CLEAN TRUCKS REGULATION
Chris Stiles
October 25, 2024
In California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition v. State Air Resources Board (2024)___Cal.App.5th___, the Fifth District Court of Appeal upheld the State Air Resources Board’s (CARB) decision to not imple...
SECOND DISTRICT REJECTS CEQA CHALLENGE TO ACTIONS IMPLEMENTING THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES’ WESTSIDE MOBILITY PLAN
Chris Stiles
October 17, 2024
In Westside Los Angeles Neighbors Network v. City of Los Angeles (2024) ___ Cal.App.5th ___, the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s decision upholding an EIR and CEQA exemption...
FOURTH DISTRICT UPHOLDS MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR WAREHOUSE PROJECT
Chris Stiles
October 17, 2024
In Upland Community First v. City of Upland (2024) __Cal.App.5th__, the Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court order setting aside an MND for a warehouse project. The Court of Appeal...
FIRST DISTRICT UPHOLDS CLASS 1 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FOR CONVERSION OF OIL WELL TO INJECTION WELL
Chris Stiles
October 16, 2024
In Sunflower Alliance v. California Department of Conservation, the First District Court of Appeal found that conversion of a former oil well into an injection constituted a negligible expansion of us...