State Auditor Finds That California Department of Fish & Widlife Failed to Comply With its Obligations Under CEQA

June 27th, 2019
June 2019 On June 27, 2019, the State Auditor affirmed that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (“DFW”) “is not fulfilling its responsibilities under the California Environmental Quality Act [(“CEQA”)].” In response to a Joint… Read More
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Categories: CDFW, CEQA, Climate, Department of Fish & Wildlife, Environmental, Land Use, Mitigation, Water
Tags: California Department of Fish & Wildlife, CDFW, CEQA, EIR, environmental review, negative declaration, state audit

Protect Niles v. City of Fremont - Personal Observations May Support a CEQA "Fair Argument"

August 10th, 2018
August 2018 A recent unpublished opinion by California’s First Appellate District highlights the risk that CEQA lead agencies face when they approve projects with potential visual or traffic impacts based on a negative declaration. In Protect Niles… Read More
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Categories: Articles, CEQA, Environmental, Land Use, Mitigation
Tags: aesthetics, CEQA, development proposal, EIR, fair argument, lead agency, negative declaration, substantial evidence, traffic impacts