Civil Litigation
May 24, 2023
Proposal would speed CEQA administrative record preparation
“An immense amount of time is wasted during the litigation while a petitioner prepares a record and seeks discovery on the record. This will indeed save time and expedite litigation,” said Tina A. Thomas, of counsel with Downey Brand.
The term “local control” has long been associated with efforts to stop development. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s package of bills to overhaul the California Environmental Quality Act could challenge that assumption.
According to a fact sheet provided by Newsom’s office on Friday, one of the 11 bills he is proposing would allow “a public agency to prepare the record notwithstanding the petitioner’s election to prepare it.” The California Public Res...
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