EXTERNAL URL: https://www.trustontrial.com/2026/03/how-to-kill-a-will-legally/
AUTHORS: Downey Brand
We have all been there, staring at our recent credit card statement, fuming over a subscription charge we swear we canceled. We sent an email!
Court of Appeal Upholds EIR’s Water Supply Analysis for American Canyon Warehouse Project
EXTERNAL URL: https://www.ceqachronicles.com/2026/02/court-of-appeal-upholds-eirs-water-supply-analysis-for-american-canyon-warehouse-project/
AUTHORS: Downey Brand
In City of Vallejo v. City of American Canyon (Case No. C102070), the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s judgment rejecting a
Court of Appeal Affirms Categorical Exemption for Playground Relocation in Davis, Rejects Unusual Circumstances Argument
EXTERNAL URL: https://www.ceqachronicles.com/2026/02/court-of-appeal-affirms-categorical-exemption-for-playground-relocation-in-davis-rejects-unusual-circumstances-argument/
AUTHORS: Downey Brand
In Krovoza v. City of Davis (2025) 117 Cal.App.5th 623, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s denial of a writ petition
Becoming a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law: What the Process Involves and Why It Matters
EXTERNAL URL: https://www.trustontrial.com/2025/09/becoming-a-certified-specialist-in-estate-planning-trust-probate-law-what-the-process-involves-and-why-it-matters/
AUTHORS: Downey Brand
Next week is the final deadline to sign up to take one of the October 2025 Legal Specialist Examinations that are administered by the State
Ideker, USACE’s new Guidance, And Figuring Out How To Do An Induced Flooding Analysis
On July 28, 2025, the Director of Civil Works for the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Eddie Belk, issued guidance for analyzing induced flooding. This guidance is intended to help USACE Districts and Divisions in managing an analysis of induced flooding in planning studies (and those projects under design or construction) as a result of “recent court decisions on the takings implications of induced flooding.” USACE has now concluded that “it should not be assumed, in lieu of a takings analysis, that takings will not result merely because any induced flooding will be slight, or because the induced flooding is temporary or intermittent in nature.”
Wait, what?! Major changes to CEQA slip into law via deft maneuvering.
EXTERNAL URL: https://www.ceqachronicles.com/2025/07/wait-what-major-changes-to-ceqa-slip-into-law-via-deft-maneuvering/
AUTHORS: Downey Brand
Much is discussed every year in the Legislature about how the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) needs reform. But the calls for change nearly always
Indispensable Party: First District Rules Petitioner’s Failure to Join Real Party in Interest Necessitates Dismissal of Action
EXTERNAL URL: https://www.ceqachronicles.com/2025/06/indispensable-party-first-district-rules-petitioners-failure-to-join-real-party-in-interest-necessitates-dismissal-of-action/
AUTHORS: Downey Brand
In Citizens for a Better Eureka v. City of Eureka (2025) __ Cal. App. 5th __, the First District Court of Appeal affirmed a judgment
Senate Bill 607 and Potential Sweeping Changes to CEQA
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AUTHORS: Downey Brand
This year, over fifty bills were introduced in the Legislature that directly addressed a CEQA issue. Many died in committee, or failed to make it
U.S. Supreme Court Limits Use of Environmental Review as a Roadblock
EXTERNAL URL: https://www.ceqachronicles.com/2025/06/u-s-supreme-court-limits-use-of-environmental-review-as-a-roadblock/
AUTHORS: Downey Brand
On May 29, 2025, in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado (2025) 605 U.S. ____, the Supreme Court gave instruction that the National
Are Your CEQA Thresholds Supported by Substantial Evidence? Fourth District Rules San Diego County’s Thresholds of Significance Used in Transportation Plan Lack Supporting Substantial Evidence
EXTERNAL URL: https://www.ceqachronicles.com/2025/05/are-your-ceqa-thresholds-supported-by-substantial-evidence-fourth-district-rules-san-diego-countys-thresholds-of-significance-used-in-transportation-plan-lack-supporting-substantial-evidence/
AUTHORS: Downey Brand
In Cleveland National Forest Foundation v. County of San Diego (2025) 109 Cal. App.5th 1257, the Fourth District Court of Appeal invalidated two thresholds of