Fix the City v. City of Los Angeles

Filing Date: 2012
Case Categories:
Principal Laws:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Description: Challenge to Hollywood Community Plan Update, which included higher-density development at transit stops.
  • Fix the City v. City of Los Angeles
    Docket number(s): BS138580
    Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    02/11/2014 Judgment Download Judgment issued granting peremptory writ of mandate.
    01/15/2014 Decision Download Statement of decision issued.
    12/20/2013 Letter Download Letter issued by City of Los Angeles.
    12/10/2013 Decision Download Tentative decision issued. A California Superior Court issued a tentative decision in three related cases challenging the Hollywood Community Plan Update (HCPU), which would, among other things, increase density near public transit stops. If issued as a final decision, the court’s ruling would invalidate the HCPU. The court found that the environmental impact report prepared under the California Environmental Quality Act was flawed, including its outdated assumptions regarding population and its inadequate consideration of alternatives. The City issued a letter on December 20 acknowledging the uncertainty created by the tentative decision and indicating that it remained committed to the principles of the HCPU.