Land Use, Environmental, and Real Estate Law in California
By William Abbott and Jessica Melms
Redondo Beach Waterfront, LLC v. City of Redondo Beach (July 9, 2020) 2020 Cal.App.LEXIS 634.
In 2010, residents of Redondo Beach passed an initiative allowing the City to establish a public-private partnership for development of the Redondo Beach King Harbor Pier waterfront area. The initiative (“Measure G”) sought to…
By William W. Abbott, Diane Kindermann, Glen Hansen, and Daniel S. Cucchi
Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann’s 2020 2nd 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.…
By William Abbott and Jessica Melms
Developers acquire protection from changing land use laws through vesting tentative maps or development agreements. In many situations, a development project may include vesting maps and a development agreement, and occasionally, these vesting…
Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann, Inc.’s June Real Estate Law Action News. This summary provides brief updates on recent environmental cases, legislation, and administrative actions in 2020. The case names of the newest decisions start with Section 3 and are denoted by bold italic fonts.
To read the May 2020 Environmental…
Spaces are still available! 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…
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 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…
Citizens for Positive Growth & Preservation v. City of Sacramento (2019) ___ Cal.App.5th ___.
In 2015, the City of Sacramento adopted an update to its general plan. The 2015 general plan amendment (“2015 Update”) was an update to a comprehensive 2030 plan adopted in 2009. The 2015 Update included an extension of the general plan…
Reserve your seat for one of three seminars taking place in early 2020.
In January 2020 Abbott & Kindermann, Inc. will present its 19th annual educational program for clients and colleagues interested in current land use, environmental, and real estate issues affecting commercial and residential development, agriculture, real estate transactions, easements, mining and the…
Reserve your seat for one of three seminars taking place in early 2020.
In January 2020 Abbott & Kindermann, Inc. will present its 19th annual educational program for clients and colleagues interested in current land use, environmental, and real estate issues affecting commercial and residential development, agriculture, real estate transactions, easements, mining and the…
