State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Sierra Club v. County of Sonoma

Decided May 28, 1992. Gary Strankman wrote the opinion for the court.

6 Cal. App. 4th 1307 · Cited 89 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.

Bowman v. City of Petaluma · 185 Cal. App. 3d 1065
Laurel Heights Improvement Ass'n of San Francisco, Inc. v. Regents of University of California · 764 P.2d 278
Citizens of Goleta Valley v. Board of Supervisors · 801 P.2d 1161
Fund for Environmental Defense v. County of Orange · 204 Cal. App. 3d 1538
Long Beach Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Long Beach Redevelopment Agency · 188 Cal. App. 3d 249
No Oil, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles · 529 P.2d 66
Friends Of\ · 106 Cal. App. 3d 988
Benton v. Board of Supervisors · 226 Cal. App. 3d 1467
Oro Fino Glod Mining Corp. v. County of El Dorado · 225 Cal. App. 3d 872
Citizen Action to Serve All Students v. Thornley · 222 Cal. App. 3d 748
Basinger v. Rogers & Wells · 220 Cal. App. 3d 16
Las Virgenes Homeowners Federation, Inc. v. County of Los Angeles · 177 Cal. App. 3d 300
Highland Development Co. v. City of Los Angeles · 170 Cal. App. 3d 169
McClure v. County of San Diego · 191 Cal. App. 3d 807

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Coastal Hills Rural Preservation v. Cnty. of Sonoma · 207 Cal. Rptr. 3d 160
Friends of the College of San Mateo Gardens v. San Mateo County Community College District · 1 Cal. 5th 937
Citizens for Responsible Equitable Environmental Development v. City of San Diego Redevelopment Agency · 36 Cal. Rptr. 3d 249
Latinos Unidos De Napa v. City of Napa · 221 Cal. App. 4th 192
Santa Teresa Citizen Action Group v. City of San Jose · 7 Cal. Rptr. 3d 868
San Joaquin Raptor/Wildlife Rescue Center v. County of Stanislaus · 42 Cal. App. 4th 608
Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. v. County of Stanislaus · 33 Cal. App. 4th 144
Moss v. County of Humboldt · 76 Cal. Rptr. 3d 428
Mejia v. City of Los Angeles · 29 Cal. Rptr. 3d 788
Soc'y v. Cnty. of El Dorado · 241 Cal. Rptr. 3d 421
Gentry v. City of Murrieta · 36 Cal. App. 4th 1359
San Franciscans Upholding the Downtown Plan v. City & County of San Francisco · 125 Cal. Rptr. 2d 745
American Canyon Community United for Responsible Growth v. City of American Canyon · 52 Cal. Rptr. 3d 312
Taxpayers for Accountable School Bond Spending v. San Diego Unif. School Dist. CA4/1 · 215 Cal. App. 4th 1013
Concerned Citizens of South Central Los Angeles v. Los Angeles Unified School District · 24 Cal. App. 4th 826
League for Protection of Oakland's Architectural & Historic Resources v. City of Oakland · 52 Cal. App. 4th 896
Sierra Club v. County of San Diego CA4/1 · 231 Cal. App. 4th 1152
Save the Plastic Bag Coalition v. City of Manhattan Beach · 181 Cal. App. 4th 521
Communities for a Better Environment v. California Resources Agency · 126 Cal. Rptr. 2d 441
The Pocket Protectors v. City of Sacramento · 21 Cal. Rptr. 3d 791
Citizens for a Sustainable Treasure Island v. City & County of San Francisco · 227 Cal. App. 4th 1036
County Sanitation District No. 2 v. County of Kern · 27 Cal. Rptr. 3d 28
Citizens for a Megaplex-Free Alameda v. City of Alameda · 56 Cal. Rptr. 3d 728
Quail Botanical Gardens Foundation, Inc. v. City of Encinitas · 29 Cal. App. 4th 1597
Parker Shattuck Neighbors v. Berkeley City Council CA1/4 · 222 Cal. App. 4th 768

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