California Supreme Court
Feb. 19, 2013
State Supreme Court to decide if city avoided environmental review
The state Supreme Court has granted review in a case over whether Sonora County officials improperly avoided doing environmental review of a controversial Wal-Mart store.
By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The state Supreme Court has granted review in a case over whether Sonora County officials improperly avoided doing environmental review of a controversial Wal-Mart store. The dispute centers on a local measure that asked voters to decide whether to approve the project. But rather than hold an election, the city council decided to adopt the initiative as an ordinance. The city claimed that move exempted the project from review under t...
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