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LAW ALERT – The Devil’s in the Details: Supreme Court Expands Judicial Scrutiny of EIRs
The California Supreme Court has unanimously held that, to satisfy CEQA, an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) must include sufficient detail to enable the public to truly understand the...
Redevelopment Dissolution Victory
Goldfarb & Lipman recently obtained a ruling in favor of a city/successor agency client and against the state Department of Finance in a writ of mandate action the firm filed on behalf of the...
“California Conundrum” Published in January 2019 Issue of Planning
Written by Barbara Kautz, Dolores Dalton and Eric Phillips: new state rules aimed at easing the severe housing crunch mean planners need to make sure their zoning regulations are objective—and it's...
LAW ALERT – With AB 2162’s By-Right Approval Process, State Lawmakers Lend a Hand to Supportive Housing
Of the crop of bills signed in the last legislative session that took effect as of January 1, 2019, AB 2162 has the potential to have the most immediate impact addressing the housing crisis. Click...
NMTCs Bring Los Angeles Community Center to the Finish Line
After decades in the making, the Paul I. Terasaki Budokan community center will become a reality in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo neighborhood. Click here to read more.
Groundbreaking at 490 South Van Ness, San Francisco
Proving that the Goldfarb & Lipman team is willing to grab shovels and start digging (while properly mitigating risk by wearing reasonably prudent hard hats!), Aileen Nguyen and Joshua...
LAW ALERT – Power to the People
The California Supreme Court has decided an important case on the relationship between the referendum power and local land use decisions. Click here to read more.
Dianne Jackson McLean Celebrating Diversity With the Real Property Executive Committee
Dianne Jackson McLean, a Partner at the firm, and a Diversity Committee Chairperson of the California Lawyers Association’s Real Property Section, was a featured speaker at the CLA Annual Meeting...
LAW ALERT – From Vague to Vogue: In Connor v. First Student, the California Supreme Court Brings ICRAA Compliance, and Risk, Back to Tenant Screening
Since the 1970s, California and the Federal government have been regulating the collection and use of information related to the character and creditworthiness of consumers, especially in credit,...
Despite Rising Rents, Nonprofit Creates Affordable Manufacturing Space in San Francisco
The Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits (Vol. 9, Issue 6) features an article on the San Francisco manufacturing facility where Goldfarb & Lipman Attorneys assisted the developer with the New...
LAW ALERT – Score One for Cities: Court Holds Redevelopment Dissolution No Excuse for Unconstitutionally Impairing Contracts
The litigation fallout from redevelopment dissolution continues, with dozens of cases pending at the trial and appellate levels. Click here to read more.
LAW ALERT – A Non-Exclusive Club: HCD Finds Most California Jurisdictions Subject to SB 35 Streamlining
On February 1, 2018, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) released the final list of jurisdictions that will be subject to SB 35's streamlined housing development...
Congratulations to Our Newest Partners: Dolores Bastian Dalton and Joshua J. Mason!
Dolores has been certified by the State Bar of California as a Specialist in Appellate Law and is a trained Mediator. She has extensive experience litigating and mediating commercial, public...
Dolores Bastian Dalton Certified as Specialist in Appellate Law
Goldfarb & Lipman is pleased to announce that Dolores Bastian Dalton has become certified by the State Bar of California as a Specialist in Appellate Law. Dolores’s email address is...
LAW ALERT – California’s Housing Bill Package 2017: A Detailed Analysis
On September 15, the last day of the 2017 session, the California Legislature responded to the state's housing crisis by passing over one dozen bills in a landmark housing package developed together...