California Supreme Court February 11, 2010, S163680 (Committee for Green Foothills v. Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors)

Opinion

CORRIGAN, J.

In general, challenges to governmental action under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

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face unusually short statutes of limitation. (§ 21167.) Most limitation statutes are triggered by the filing of a public notice, which reports an agency’s determination about the applicability of CEQA or the potential environmental impact of a project. (§§ 21108,

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21152.