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AUTHORS: Downey Brand
For centuries, serious legal scholars have debated what is possibly the most vital question of our times: in what ways, if any, does our judicial
EXTERNAL URL: https://www.theleveewasdry.com/2024/03/army-corps-of-engineers-publishes-draft-agency-specific-procedures-to-implement-the-principles-requirements-and-guidelines-for-federal-investments-in-water-resources/
AUTHORS: Downey Brand
Our April 26, 2023 article noted that the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines (PR&G) are about money. The Federal government has a lot of money. Even in an
EXTERNAL URL: https://www.trustontrial.com/2024/01/the-roadrunner-always-wins-hamilton-v-green-and-the-limits-of-creativity/
AUTHORS: Downey Brand
As a child, your parents, teachers, and/or some other adult influence probably sat you down and recounted Aesop’s classic fable, The Tortoise and the Hare. “Slow
EXTERNAL URL: https://www.ceqachronicles.com/2024/01/haa-does-not-mandate-approval-of-housing-project-found-inconsistent-with-zoning/
AUTHORS: Downey Brand
In Snowball West Investments L.P. v. City of Los Angeles (2023) 96 Cal.App.5th 1054, the Second District Court of Appeal addressed the “rezoning exemption” of the
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AUTHORS: Downey Brand
On January 5, 2024, the Third District Court of Appeal, upheld the Department of Water Resources’ (“DWR’s”) approval of amendments to long-term contracts with local
EXTERNAL URL: https://www.ceqachronicles.com/2024/01/trial-court-upholds-citys-discretion-regarding-whether-resources-qualify-as-tribal-cultural-resources-ab-52-consultation-not-required-with-tribe-that-failed-to-timely-request-consultation/
AUTHORS: Downey Brand
In Koi Nation of Northern California v. City of Clearlake, the Lake County Superior Court (in a judgment dated December 22, 2023) upheld the City
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AUTHORS: Downey Brand
In Guerrero et al v. City of Los Angeles (January 17, 2024, No. B326033 c/w B327032) ___Cal.App.5th___, the Second District Court of Appeal held that
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AUTHORS: Downey Brand
In Yes In My Back Yard v. City of Culver City (2023) 96 Cal.App.5th 1103, the Second District Court of Appeal (“Court”) held that the
EXTERNAL URL: https://www.ceqachronicles.com/2024/01/annual-legislative-update-important-land-use-laws-taking-effect-in-2024/
AUTHORS: Downey Brand
The 2023 legislative session culminated in Governor Newsom signing dozens of land use bills. This post discusses the most important. The Legislature continued its multifaceted
EXTERNAL URL: https://www.ceqachronicles.com/2023/12/court-upholds-master-plan-eirs-climate-change-analysis-that-used-sector-and-region-specific-data-to-develop-a-threshold-of-significance/
AUTHORS: Downey Brand
In Tsakopoulos Investments v. County of Sacramento (2023) 95 Cal. App. 5th 280, the Third District Court of Appeal (“Court”) upheld the County of Sacramento’s