Fudge v. City of Laguna Beach

BEDSWORTH, ACTING P. J.

*549*196I. INTRODUCTION

We venture once again into the brambled thicket of the California Environmental Quality Act - an area of the law largely governed by the unfortunate fact that complicated problems often require complicated solutions. This case is rendered more recondite by the involvement of the California Coastal Commission's rules and procedures, effectively overlaying the enigmatic with the abstruse.

We resist the temptation to declare the dispute moot and walk away because this issue involves our environment and people's homes, and involves questions likely to…