Western States Petroleum Assn. v. Superior Court (Air Resources Board)

Holding that it would be improper to take judicial notice of evidence that was both absent from the administrative record and not before the agency at the time of its decision because such evidence is not relevant

Cit. for Resp. Growth v. City

Concluding “we determine de novo whether the agency has employed the correct procedures” in a case where appellant sought writ under both sections

Laurel Heights Improvement Assn. v. Regents of University of California

Holding that an EIR must include an analysis of the environmental effects of future expansion if it is a reasonably foreseeable consequence of the initial project and the future expansion will be significant in that it will likely change the scope or nature of the initial project or its environmental effects

Citizens of Goleta Valley v. Board of Supervisors

Holding that failure to make a timely comment does not excuse the lead agency from providing substantial evidence to fulfill its duty to identify and discuss project alternatives

Sierra Club v. City of Orange

Upholding EIR that briefly explained elimination of three possible alternatives

Laurel Heights Improvement Assn. v. Regents of University of California

Affirming the decision to not recirculate an EIR where new studies released after public review "merely serve to amplify . . . the information found in the draft EIR" and "do not alter th[e] analysis in any way"

In re Bay-Delta Programmatic Envtl. Impact Report Coordinated Proceedings

Explaining that “an EIR should not exclude an alternative from detailed consideration merely because it ‘would impede to some degree the attainment of the project objectives' ” unless it is otherwise infeasible or the lead agency has determined that it cannot meet the project's underlying fundamental purpose (quoting Guidelines § 1516.6(b))

Save Our Peninsula Committee v. Monterey County Bd. of Supervisors

Upholding EIR calling for developer payments to government fund as mitigation measure for traffic impacts

State Water Resources Control Bd. Cases

Rejecting allegation that releases of water pursuant to D-1641 constituted waste and unreasonable use because the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that the releases "necessarily result[] in an unreasonable use of water."

Communities for a Better Environment v. South Coast Air Quality Management District

Concluding the doctrine of vested rights did not limit the agency's ability to establish an analytical baseline for a new project based on existing conditions, rather than prior permit standards

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