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In Neighbors for Fair Planning v. City and County of San Francisco, 2013 Cal. App. LEXIS 506, the Court of Appeal, First District, affirmed a trial court’s decision denying a petition for writ of mandate to set aside defendant’s EIR certification and approval of a project involving a community center and affordable housing.
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The City of Santa Clara (City) approved a long and detailed “term sheet” for the development of a professional football stadium. The Petitioner challenged the approvals claiming the “term sheet” constituted approval of a project as defined by CEQA. The trial court found for the City, holding that no EIR was required because approval of…
In Jamulians Against the Casino v. Iwasaki (2012) ___ Cal.App.4th ___, petitioner alleged that a settlement agreement entered between Jamul Indian Village and Caltrans constituted a discretionary approval of a CEQA project by Caltrans. The settlement agreement at issue disposed of a federal lawsuit between those parties relating to the application of CEQA to the…
