Land Use, Environmental, and Real Estate Law in California
William Abbott and Harriet Steiner will teach a joint virtual course on June 26, 2020 titled, “Vested Rights, Vesting Maps and Development Agreements.” The seminar is hosted by UC Davis Extension.
Class Description:
Development agreements are an effective avenue for a community and developer to come together and process a project. Both sides of…
Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann, Inc.’s May Environmental Action News. This summary provides brief updates on recent environmental cases, legislation, and administrative actions beginning in January 2020.
1. PREVIOUS MONTH’S UPDATE
To read the April 2020 Environmental Action News post, click here: https://blog.aklandlaw.com/2020/04/articles/ak-news/land-use-law-blog-april-environmental-action-news/ .
2. CASES PENDING AT THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT
There is one…
The Supreme Court further expanded the scope of permitting requirements for point source pollution under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) in a case involving discharge liability to the County of Maui, Hawaii. The County operated four water treatment wells at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility and used the wells as groundwater injection locations for treated…
In an unpublished decision, the Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s ruling that reduced the amount in attorney’s fees a plaintiff could collect under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5 after prevailing on only…
Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann, Inc.’s Inaugural Real Estate Law Action News. This summary provides a follow-up to the Abbott & Kindermann Land Use Conference and Outline provided in January 2020 with new case summaries from 2020.
Abbott & Kindermann, Inc., will begin providing a monthly review for real estate law…
Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann, Inc.’s Inaugural Environmental Action News. This summary provides a follow-up to the Abbott & Kindermann Land Use Conference and Outline provided in January 2020.
Abbott & Kindermann, Inc., will begin providing a monthly review for environmental law starting in April 2020. Check back next month for…
On February 19, 2020, President Trump, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, and other federal officials met in Bakersfield, California, for the signing of a Presidential Memorandum seeking additional water for the Central Valley.
The memorandum instructs the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce to coordinate efforts to broaden their agencies’ actions, consistent with existing law, in…
Coalition for an Equitable Westlake/MacArthur Park v. City of Los Angeles, 2020 Cal.App. LEXIS 272
On March 3, 2017, the Director of Planning, serving as the “advisory agency” pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act, approved a negative declaration and vesting tentative map for a mixed use project consisting of a 220 room hotel, 41…
2020 CEQA 1st QUARTER REVIEW
Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann’s 2020 1st Quarter cumulative CEQA update. This summary provides links to more in-depth case write-ups on the firm’s blog. The case names of the newest decisions start with Section 3 and are denoted by bold italic fonts.
To read the 2019 cumulative…
A Note To Our Loyal Readers Of The Land Use Law Blog…
While blog readers are used to a one-off blog on April Fools’ Day, it is no laughing matter this year. Times are challenging right now. Many of us are working from home, worried about our friends and loved ones, and wondering whether we…
