Civil Litigation
Oct. 22, 2025
Judge rules LA County violated zoning with Acton battery project
A judge ruled Los Angeles County improperly approved a battery storage project in Acton, siding with a local group that claimed the facility violated zoning laws and threatened public safety.
A Los Angeles judge ruled that the county's approval of a battery energy storage facility in the unincorporated area of Acton was improper, granting a local advocacy group's petition for writ of mandate.
Judge Curtis A. Kin found that the county violated its own zoning laws when it approved the large-scale energy project within a designated light manufacturing zone. He called the approval "arbitrary and capricious" in his Oct. 14 ruling.
The plaintiffs, ...
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