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Sierra Club v. City of Orange

Decided April 30, 2008. William F. Rylaarsdam wrote the opinion for the court.

163 Cal. App. 4th 523 · Cited 128 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.

Vineyard Area Citizens for Responsible Growth, Inc. v. City of Rancho Cordova · 150 P.3d 709
Citizens of Goleta Valley v. Board of Supervisors · 801 P.2d 1161
Defend the Bay v. City of Irvine · 15 Cal. Rptr. 3d 176
Banker's Hill, Hillcrest, Park West Community Preservation Group v. City of San Diego · 42 Cal. Rptr. 3d 537
Mani Bros. Real Estate Group v. City of Los Angeles · 64 Cal. Rptr. 3d 79
International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union v. Board of Supervisors · 116 Cal. App. 3d 265
Laurel Heights Improvement Ass'n of San Francisco, Inc. v. Regents of University of California · 764 P.2d 278
Save Our Peninsula Committee v. Monterey County Board of Supervisors · 104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 326
State Water Resources Control Board Cases · 39 Cal. Rptr. 3d 189
Sierra Club v. San Joaquin Local Agency Formation Commission · 981 P.2d 543
Coalition for Student Action v. City of Fullerton · 153 Cal. App. 3d 1194
Foundation for San Francisco's Architectural Heritage v. City of San Francisco · 106 Cal. App. 3d 893
Gonzales v. City of Santa Ana · 12 Cal. App. 4th 1335
County of Inyo v. City of Los Angeles · 71 Cal. App. 3d 185
Bakersfield Citizens for Local Control v. City of Bakersfield · 22 Cal. Rptr. 3d 203
Evans v. CENTERSTONE DEVELOPMENT CO. · 35 Cal. Rptr. 3d 745
ASS'N OF IRRITATED RESIDENTS v. County of Madera · 133 Cal. Rptr. 2d 718
Porterville Citizens for Responsible Hillside Development v. City of Porterville · 69 Cal. Rptr. 3d 105
In Re Marriage of Ackerman · 52 Cal. Rptr. 3d 744
Endangered Habitats League, Inc. v. County of Orange · 32 Cal. Rptr. 3d 177
Sequoyah Hills Homeowners Ass'n v. City of Oakland · 23 Cal. App. 4th 704
Galante Vineyards v. Monterey Peninsula Water Management Dist. · 60 Cal. App. 4th 1109
Santiago County Water District v. County of Orange · 118 Cal. App. 3d 818
Citizens for Open Government v. City of Lodi · 50 Cal. Rptr. 3d 636
San Francisco Ecology Center v. City & County of San Francisco · 48 Cal. App. 3d 584

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North Coast Rivers Alliance v. Marin Municipal Water District Board of Directors · 216 Cal. App. 4th 614
Citizens for Responsible Equitable Environment Development v. City of San Diego · 196 Cal. App. 4th 515
California Native Plant Society v. City of Santa Cruz · 177 Cal. App. 4th 957
South of Mkt. Cmty. Action Network v. City and County of San Francisco · 245 Cal. Rptr. 3d 174
Tomlinson v. County of Alameda · 185 Cal. App. 4th 1029
Tomlinson v. County of Alameda · 188 Cal. App. 4th 1406
Banning Ranch Conservancy v. City of Newport Beach · 211 Cal. App. 4th 1209
Tracy First v. City of Tracy · 177 Cal. App. 4th 912
Monterey Coastkeeper v. State Water Res. Control Bd. · 239 Cal. Rptr. 3d 140
City of Long Beach v. City of L. A. · 228 Cal. Rptr. 3d 23
Residents Against Specific Plan 380 v. County of Riverside · 9 Cal. App. 5th 941
Latinos Unidos De Napa v. City of Napa · 196 Cal. App. 4th 1154
Committee for Green Foothills v. Santa Clara County Bd. of Supervisors · 48 Cal. 4th 32
Stockton Citizens for Sensible Planning v. City of Stockton · 48 Cal. 4th 481
Committee for Green Foothills v. Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors · 48 Cal. 4th 32
Silverado Modjeska Recreation & Park District v. County of Orange · 197 Cal. App. 4th 282
Center for Biological Diversity v. County of San Bernardino · 185 Cal. App. 4th 866
Citizens for a Sustainable Treasure Island v. City & County of San Francisco · 227 Cal. App. 4th 1036
City of Maywood v. Los Angeles Unified School District · 208 Cal. App. 4th 362
Cherry Valley Pass Acres & Neighbors v. City of Beaumont · 190 Cal. App. 4th 316
Santa Monica Baykeeper v. City of Malibu · 193 Cal. App. 4th 1538
Citizens Opposing A Dangerous Environment v. County of Kern CA5 · 228 Cal. App. 4th 360
Berkeley Hills Watershed Coal. v. City of Berkeley · 243 Cal. Rptr. 3d 236

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