Legal Opinion
Hixon v. County of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 4, 1974No. Civ. 42145PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COMPTON, J.
Petitioners who either reside or are employed in that area of Los Angeles County commonly referred to as East Los Angeles appeal from a denial of their petition for a writ of mandate to require respondent County of Los Angeles to obtain an environmental impact report (EIR) in connection with certain street improvements in East Los Angeles, which improvements involve the removal of a quantity of trees.
The Legislative Scheme
Public Resources Code section 21151, which became effective November 23, 1970, was in effect at time of trial and read as follows; “The legislative bodies…
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3Cited by24 opinions
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