The ProHousing designation program comes as a response to California’s housing crisis and lack of affordable housing and provides an avenue for jurisdictions to be designated as “ProHousing.” Read More

On September 29, 2022 Senate Bill 1439 (Glazer) was signed by the Governor to take effect January 1, 2023. The bill broadens the scope of Section 84308 of the Political Reform Act by prohibiting local elected officials from taking part in licensing,… Read More

Farmland Protection Alliance v. County of Yolo Save the Field v. Del Mar Union School District Two recent appellate decisions tackle the question of how a CEQA lead agency may construct an EIR following a successful challenge to a prior negative decl… Read More

Tiburon Open Space Committee v. County of Marin (2022) 78 Cal.App.5th 700 In a contentious development case, the first appellate district recently held that a lead agency properly limited the scope of its CEQA review to recognize prior judgments whic… Read More

On April 12th, 2022, the City of Fontana passed Ordinance 1891 (“Ordinance”). The Ordinance implemented new-wave environmental justice policies for industrial commerce centers, and although its reach is limited to Fontana alone, its terms give a… Read More

We Advocate, etc. v. County of Siskiyou 2022 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 2349 CEQA requires an EIR to be recirculated for public review if “significant new information” is added between the time that a draft EIR is released to the public and the time… Read More

In Protect Tustin Ranch v. City of Tustin (G059709), an unpublished opinion, the Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld the use of CEQA’s infill exemption to approve a Conditional Use Permit (“CUP”) for the demolition of a structure and constru… Read More

As most California mine operators are aware, Cal/OSHA maintains a “Mining and Tunneling Division” that duplicates the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration’s safety oversight over mining operations. And, just like MSHA, Cal/OSHA Mining… Read More