Legal Opinion
Protect Agricultural Land v. Stanislaus County Local Agency Formation Commission
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 28, 2014No. F066544PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FRANSON, J.
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Protect Agricultural Land (PAL) filed a petition for writ of mandate to challenge the decision by the Stanislaus County Local Agency Formation Commission (Stanislaus LAFCO) to approve the application submitted by real party in interest City of Ceres (City) for the West Landing Specific Plan Reorganization to the City of Ceres. PAL alleged the approval of modifications to City’s sphere of influence and the approval of the annexation of 960 acres violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government…
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