RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS

April 2010

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First District Holds City’s Agreement to Provide Municipal Services to Proposed Tribal Casino Not a Project under CEQA
Parchester Village Neighborhood Council v. City of Richmond, ___Cal.App.4th___

Reversing a trial court’s decision, the First District Court of Appeal recently held that the City of Richmond did not violate the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) when it entered into a municipal services agreement (MSA) for a tribal casino outside the city’s boundaries without conducting environmental review.