Environmental & Energy,
California Supreme Court
Dec. 2, 2014
CEQA exemptions on trial at high court
The California Supreme Court is finally poised to hear and decide a landmark California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, case that has been pending for over two and a half years on its docket.





Arthur F. Coon
Shareholder
Miller Starr Regalia
Phone: (925) 935-9400
Email: arthur.coon@msrlegal.com
UC Davis SOL King Hall; Davis CA
Arthur has litigated land use and CEQA cases for more than 30 years. He is the principal author of the web blog CEQA Developments, authors the CEQA chapter of Miller & Starr, California Real Estate 4th, a 12-volume encyclopedia on California real estate law, and in 1986-1987 served as a law clerk for California Supreme Court Chief Justice Malcolm Lucas.
The California Supreme Court is finally poised to hear and decide a landmark California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, case that has been pending for over two and a half years on its docket. The court set oral argument for Dec. 2 in Berkeley Hillside Preservation v. City of Berkeley, S201176, and should issue a written decision within 90 days of arguments.
At stake for the parties is whether an environmental impact report (EIR) will be required for a two-story, 6,4...
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