Legal Opinion
Koster v. County of San Joaquin
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 5, 1996No. C020235PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MORRISON, J.
This is a CEQA case (California Environmental Quality Act; Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.; further undesignated section references are to this code). One recurring observation in CEQA cases is that agencies must confront environmental realities in public, because CEQA generally forces agencies to provide reasons for their actions. Where, as here, an environmental impact report (EIR) makes recommendations which the agency chooses to reject, the agency must explain its reasons and such reasons are subject to challenge in a court of law.
The Board of Supervisors for the…
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