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CAJA Announcements & Press Releases:

July 08, 2008

CEQA's Neverending Story-Post-Entitlement Enforcement of Mitigation Measures

May 30, 2008

CAJA Spring NOLA Work Team

October 01, 2007

CAJA Opens New Office in Downtown Los Angeles

June 21, 2007

2007 Northern Section CCAPA Outstanding Planning Award Winners

August 04, 2006

CAJA Opens New Office in Santa Clarita and Westlake Office Moves to a New Location

June 15, 2006

CAJA Team Participates in American Cancer Society's Relay for Life

May 25, 2006

Analyzing The California Environmental Quality Act

May 24, 2006

CAJA Staff Members Noelle Boucquey, Jessica Mackenzie, and Heidi McWhorter to Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity's Hurricane Katrina Recovery Effort

May 24, 2006

CAJA's Petaluma Office Community Service

Staff from CAJA's Petaluma office recently volunteered their spare time for a variety of community service efforts in Sonoma County. ... More

April 14, 2006

Disaster Planning And Environmental Law: UCLA School of Law Symposium Coverage

An article by Lainie Herrera, Senior Enviornmental Planner with CAJA ... More

July 06, 2004

CAJA Called 'Major Locally based (EIR) Player' by LA Business Journal

More Announcements

Ý CAJA Projects in the News:

May 12, 2010

LA City Council OKs Plan To Turn Dormant Sun Valley Landfill Into Transfer Station

May 10, 2010

Broad Museum Plan For Downtown L.A. Gets Mixed Reviews

Some say a $1-a-year lease on the site would be well worth it, but others see a giveaway. The billionaire philanthropist would cover construction costs and fund a $200-million endowment. ... More

April 28, 2010

Munger Project Update

April 28, 2010

Brentwood Neighbors Not Sold On Developer's Vision

Saltair Terrace residents still don't like billionaire Charlie Munger's plans for the site that housed Dutton's bookstore ... More

April 07, 2010

San Pedro's Ponte Vista Back To Square One; Project Returns To Investor

April 07, 2010

Sierra Club Sues Over Cristallago Development

March 29, 2010

A Cliffhanger At Fairfax Theater

The property owner wants to replace the 80-year-old cinema with a residential-retail complex. Residents want the building restored after recent rain damage, and are seeking landmark designation. ... More

March 18, 2010

Bundy Village And Medical Park Receives Approval From Los Angeles Planning Commission

March 05, 2010

More Images Of Thom Mayne's Emerson College Project

March 05, 2010

Report Assesses Impact Of Major Northwest Development

February 19, 2010

Century Plaza Saved From Wrecking Ball

February 19, 2010

Westside Abuzz Over Bundy Village Plan

Proposal for a huge medical, retail and housing complex sparks traffic fears and fierce debate. ... More

February 01, 2010

Department of Fish and Game CEQA Filing Fee Increases and Clarification on No Effect Determination Process

Of the many milestones involved in the process of ensuring compliance with CEQA, filing the Notice of Determination (NOD) is one of the most pivotal. It confirms the successful approval of a project and (when filed within five days of project approval) th ... More

January 29, 2010

The W Hollywood Hotel & Residences: An Urban Complexity

The new complex is one part Hollywood vanity and one part subway plaza. The results are ungainly, but an interesting experiment in city planning. ... More

January 29, 2010

Park Fifth May Get New Investor

Oil Company Could Revive $1.3 Billion Project, Though Deal Not Yet Done ... More

More News

  CEQA Expert:

February 17, 2010

2010 CEQA Guideline Amendments

With the passage of Senate Bill 97 (SB 97), the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) was required to develop and propose guidelines for the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. ... More

February 01, 2010

Department of Fish and Game CEQA Filing Fee Increases and Clarification on No Effect Determination Process

Of the many milestones involved in the process of ensuring compliance with CEQA, filing the Notice of Determination (NOD) is one of the most pivotal. ... More

October 13, 2009

CNPS v. Santa Cruz: Court Clarifies Rules of Alternatives Feasibility under CEQA

In California Native Plant Society v. City of Cruz (Sixth DCA, No. H032502), the court clarified the rules on when and how a lead agency may find alternatives to be infeasible ... More

January 15, 2009

Greenhouse Gas Compliance Services Offered by CAJA

CAJA helps our public and private sector clients comply with emerging greenhouse gas regulations and policies ... More

January 06, 2009

CAJA Now Offering Air Quality Permitting Services

In addition to our existing Air Quality services (CEQA support, air dispersion modeling, odor analysis, and greenhouse gas emission analysis/inventories), CAJA now provides expert assistance in air permitting and compliance. ... More

December 20, 2008

The ABCs of EIRs

Chris Joseph Shines a Light On the Murky World of Environmental Impact Reports ... More

October 04, 2008

Important Change to CEQA Law (October 2008)

SB 375 Becomes Law, Pushing Greenhouse Gas Reduction to the Forefront of California Transportation, Economic and Land Use Planning ... More

March 03, 2008

CEQA and Historic Resources: New Case Law

February 14, 2008

Environmental "Baseline" Standards Under CEQA Clarified by Ruling

December 26, 2007

Biological Services at CAJA

December 24, 2007

Volunteers Give Generously to the Land in 2007

April 13, 2007

SB 1535 Increases Development Fees in California

November 07, 2006

When in Doubt - Map it Out!

October 18, 2006

Dripping Through the Cracks?

February 24, 2006

Beware of the Naked Checklist!



Guest Columns:

May 28, 2003

State Legislators Taking a Sledge Hammer Approach to a Minor Problem

March 28, 2003

AB 406 Seeks to Distance Developers from the EIR Process

The CAJA website will occasionally feature opinion pieces from guest columnists on topics relating to CEQA and NEPA. Our first column is by Christopher Cheleden and Elizabeth Strahlstrom, attorneys at Pillsbury Winthrop LLP in Los Angeles. ... More