Citizens of Goleta Valley v. Board of Supervisors

Decided December 31, 1990. Armand Arabian wrote the opinion for the court.

801 P.2d 1161 · Cited 257 times

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• People v. Woodhead · 741 P.2d 154
• Wildlife Alive v. Chickering · 553 P.2d 537
• County of Inyo v. Yorty · 32 Cal. App. 3d 795
• Concerned Citizens of Costa Mesa, Inc. v. 32nd District Agricultural Ass'n · 727 P.2d 1029
• DeBottari v. City Council · 171 Cal. App. 3d 1204
• Foundation for San Francisco's Architectural Heritage v. City of San Francisco · 106 Cal. App. 3d 893
• Resource Defense Fund v. County of Santa Cruz · 133 Cal. App. 3d 800
• Friends Of\ · 106 Cal. App. 3d 988
• Bowman v. City of Petaluma · 185 Cal. App. 3d 1065
• San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society, Inc. v. County of San Bernardino · 155 Cal. App. 3d 738
• Village Laguna of Laguna Beach, Inc. v. Board of Supervisors · 134 Cal. App. 3d 1022
• O'Loane v. O'Rourke · 231 Cal. App. 2d 774
• Browning-Ferris Industries v. City Council · 181 Cal. App. 3d 852
• City of Poway v. City of San Diego · 155 Cal. App. 3d 1037
• County of Inyo v. City of Los Angeles · 71 Cal. App. 3d 185
• Citizens Committee Against Interstate Route 675 v. Lewis · 542 F. Supp. 496

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