California Supreme Court,
Land Use
Jul. 1, 2024
State Supreme Court sides with legislature, UC Regents -- people are not pollution under CEQA
State Supreme Court cites the passage of Assembly Bill 1307 and concludes that social noise created by public university college students residing on campus is not an environmental impact under CEQA.
Brandon Kline
Of Counsel, Best Best & Krieger
In a landmark ruling, on June 6, 2024, the California Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeal in the case of Make UC A Good Neighbor v. Regents of University of California (2023) 88 Cal.App.5th 656, 665 (“Make UC”). The Make UC decision effectively clears the way for UC Berkeley’s Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) and the hotly contested Housing Project No. 2 at the site of the storied Peoples Park. This decision marks a pivotal moment...
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