State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Bakersfield Citizens for Local Control v. City of Bakersfield

Decided December 13, 2004. Timothy S. Buckley wrote the opinion for the court.

22 Cal. Rptr. 3d 203 · Cited 121 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Citizens Ass'n for Sensible Development of Bishop Area v. County of Inyo · 172 Cal. App. 3d 151
ASS'N OF IRRITATED RESIDENTS v. County of Madera · 133 Cal. Rptr. 2d 718
Citizens for Quality Growth v. City of Mt. Shasta · 198 Cal. App. 3d 433
Kings County Farm Bureau v. City of Hanford · 221 Cal. App. 3d 692
San Joaquin Raptor/Wildlife Rescue Center v. County of Stanislaus · 27 Cal. App. 4th 713
Friends of Davis v. City of Davis · 100 Cal. Rptr. 2d 413
Federation of Hillside & Canyon Assn's v. City of Los Angeles · 100 Cal. Rptr. 2d 301
Friends of Eel River v. Sonoma County Water Agency · 134 Cal. Rptr. 2d 322
Laurel Heights Improvement Ass'n of San Francisco, Inc. v. Regents of University of California · 864 P.2d 502
Save Our Peninsula Committee v. Monterey County Board of Supervisors · 104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 326
City of Pasadena v. State of California · 14 Cal. App. 4th 810
Lundquist v. Reusser · 875 P.2d 1279
Galante Vineyards v. Monterey Peninsula Water Management Dist. · 60 Cal. App. 4th 1109
San Franciscans for Reasonable Growth v. City & County of San Francisco · 151 Cal. App. 3d 61
County of Inyo v. Yorty · 32 Cal. App. 3d 795
Berkeley Keep Jets Over the Bay Committee v. Board of Port Commissioners · 111 Cal. Rptr. 2d 598
Communities for a Better Environment v. California Resources Agency · 126 Cal. Rptr. 2d 441
Santiago County Water District v. County of Orange · 118 Cal. App. 3d 818
Resource Defense Fund v. Local Agency Formation Commission · 191 Cal. App. 3d 886
Vedanta Society of Southern California v. California Quartet Ltd. · 100 Cal. Rptr. 2d 889
Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist. v. City of Los Angeles · 58 Cal. App. 4th 1019
Dry Creek Citizens Coalition v. County of Tulare · 70 Cal. App. 4th 20
International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union v. Board of Supervisors · 116 Cal. App. 3d 265
Association for a Cleaner Environment v. Yosemite Community College District · 10 Cal. Rptr. 3d 560
Christward Ministry v. Superior Court · 184 Cal. App. 3d 180

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Melom v. City of Madera · 183 Cal. App. 4th 41
San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center v. County of Merced · 57 Cal. Rptr. 3d 663
Anderson First Coalition v. City of Anderson · 30 Cal. Rptr. 3d 738
Cleveland Nat'l Forest Found. v. San Diego Ass'n of Governments · 225 Cal. Rptr. 3d 591
San Lorenzo Valley Community Advocates for Responsible Education v. San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District · 44 Cal. Rptr. 3d 128
City of Hayward v. Trustees of the California State University · 242 Cal. App. 4th 833
Coalition for a Sustainable Future in Yucaipa v. City of Yucaipa CA4/2 · 238 Cal. App. 4th 513
Gilroy Citizens for Responsible Planning v. City of Gilroy · 45 Cal. Rptr. 3d 102
Citizens for Responsible Equitable Environment Development v. City of San Diego · 196 Cal. App. 4th 515
American Canyon Community United for Responsible Growth v. City of American Canyon · 52 Cal. Rptr. 3d 312
Beverly Hills Unified School District v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority · 241 Cal. App. 4th 627
Vineyard Area Citizens for Responsible Growth, Inc. v. City of Rancho Cordova · 150 P.3d 709
Sierra Club v. City of Orange · 163 Cal. App. 4th 523
Save Tara v. City of West Hollywood · 45 Cal. 4th 116
Rialto Citizens for Responsible Growth v. City of Rialto · 208 Cal. App. 4th 899
Porterville Citizens for Responsible Hillside Development v. City of Porterville · 69 Cal. Rptr. 3d 105
Communities for a Better Environment v. City of Richmond · 184 Cal. App. 4th 70
Preserve Wild Santee v. City of Santee · 210 Cal. App. 4th 260
California Oak Foundation v. Regents of the University of California · 188 Cal. App. 4th 227
Center for Biological Diversity v. County of San Bernardino · 185 Cal. App. 4th 866
Lincoln Place Tenants Ass'n v. City of Los Angeles · 66 Cal. Rptr. 3d 120
Oakland Heritage Alliance v. City of Oakland · 195 Cal. App. 4th 884

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