Legal Opinion
San Francisco Ecology Center v. City & County of San Francisco
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 29, 1975No. Civ. 36278PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHRISTIAN, J.
San Francisco Ecology Center and others brought this action under the Environmental Quality Act of 1970 1 (hereinafter “EQA”) against the City and County of San Francisco and others to set aside resolutions adopting an environmental impact report (“EIR”) and approving the expansion of San Francisco International Airport. The appeal is from a judgment denying a petition for a writ of mandamus.
An EIR must be considered by the sponsoring public agency before it finally approves or disapproves a project affected by the act. (Pub. Resources Code, § 21061.) Concern has been…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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3Cited by48 opinions
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