Coalition of Concerned Coms. v. City of L.A. 9/8/03 CA2/3

State: California

Court: 1st District Court of Appeal 1st District Court of Appeal

Docket No: B149092

Case Date: 09/08/2003

Preview:Filed 9/8/03

CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE COALITION OF CONCERNED COMMUNITIES, INC., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant and Respondent; CATELLUS RESIDENTIAL GROUP, Real Party in Interest and Respondent. B149092 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC207782)

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, David P. Jaffe, Judge. Affirmed. Law Office of Craig A. Sherman and Craig A. Sherman for Plaintiffs and Appellants. Rockard J. Delgadillo, City Attorney, Susan D. Pfann and Jack L. Brown, Assistant City Attorneys, for Defendant and Respondent. Latham & Watkins, Robert D. Crockett, Kathryn M. Davis and James R. Repking for Real Party in Interest and Respondent. ___________________________

Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rules 976(b) and 976.1, this opinion is certified for publication with the exception of part 1 of the Contentions and parts 1 through 7 of the Discussion.

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Coalition of Concerned Communities, Inc., and Spirit of the Sage Council (collectively Coalition) appeal the denial of their petition for writ of mandate challenging the certification by City of Los Angeles (the city) of an environmental impact report (EIR) and the city's approval of a development project. The proposed project by Catellus Residential Group (Catellus) involves the construction of 114 homes on 44.69 acres of land in Westchester and Playa del Rey. Coalition raises several contentions under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Resources Code,

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