City of Vernon v. Bd. of Harbor Commr's of the City of Long Beach
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WOODS, J.—
Summary
The Cities of Vernon and Compton 1 and others filed petitions for writ of mandate to challenge the certification of an environmental impact report as to a portion of the redevelopment plan of the City of Long Beach for the Long Beach Naval Station. The superior court ordered the writ issued on the ground that certification of the final environmental impact report (FEIR) was a “post hoc rationalization” of a prior approval of the project, but rejected Vernon’s challenge to the FEIR on the ground that it was inadequate as an informational document. On appeal, Vernon…
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