Sunflower Alliance v. Cal. Dept. of Conservation

Filed 9/6/24 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FIVE SUNFLOWER ALLIANCE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF A167698 CONSERVATION et al., Defendants; REABOLD CALIFORNIA, LLC, (Contra Costa County Super. Ct. No. N221503) Real Party in Interest and Appellant. The California Environmental Quality Act’s regulatory guidelines provide an exemption from CEQA for minor alterations of an existing facility if the project involves only “negligible or no expansion” of the facility’s use. (Cal. Code Regs., tit.…