Environmental & Energy,
California Supreme Court
Dec. 12, 2015
State high court decision may complicate CEQA process
The California Supreme Court's latest California Environmental Quality Act ushers in two critical rulings affecting land use and environmental law.
David P. Waite
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David has more than 25 years of land use and environmental law experience, he focuses his practice on CEQA, climate change, development agreements, discretionary permits and entitlements, infrastructure agreements, subdivisions, zoning and environmental compliance.
Linda Klein
Partner
Cox, Castle & Nicholson, LLP
Linda's practice focuses on entitling development in urban and suburban jurisdictions in the San Francisco Bay area and defending her clients' entitlements when challenged. She particularly enjoys expanding the state's housing supply and has expertise in not only in the California Environmental Quality Act, but also using Density Bonus Law, the Housing Accountability Act, the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, and other laws promoting housing.
The California Supreme Court's latest California Environmental Quality Act decision ushers in two critical rulings affecting land use and environmental law.
Center for Biological Diversity v. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, S217763, arose from a dispute about an environmental impact report prepared for the Newhall Ranch master-planned community in northern Los Angeles County. The EIR was prepared by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, together with a...
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