This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Environmental

Jun. 8, 2001

Broad Protection

California's Supreme Court recently revisited the California Environmental Quality Act in the context of ballot measures and held that a city council-sponsored measure, unlike a citizen-sponsored measure, is not exempt from CEQA. Friends of Sierra Madre v. City of Sierra Madre, 25 Cal.4th 165 (2001).

        By Cristian Carrigan
        
        California's Supreme Court recently revisited the California Environmental Quality Act in the context of ballot measures and held that a city council-sponsored measure, unlike a citizen-sponsored measure, is not exempt from CEQA. Friends of Sierra Madre v. City of Sierra Madre, 25 Cal.4t...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up