NEIGHBORS FOR SMART RAIL v. EXPOSITION METRO LINE CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY

No. S202828.

57 Cal.4th 439 (2013)

160 Cal. Rptr. 3d 1

304 P.3d 499

NEIGHBORS FOR SMART RAIL, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. EXPOSITION METRO LINE CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY et al., Defendants and Respondents, LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

August 5, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside, John M. Bowman and C. J. Laffer for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Alexander T. Henson for Sunnyvale West Neighborhood Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Nossaman, Robert D. Thornton , John J. Flynn III , Robert C. Horton , Lauren C. Valk and Lloyd W. Pellman for Defendants and Respondents.

Cole Pedroza, Curtis A. Cole , Kenneth R. Pedroza and Matthew S. Levinson for Associated General Contractors of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Marcia L. Scully , Adam C. Kear ; Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Lisabeth D. Rothman and Amy M. Steinfeld for Association of California Water Agencies as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Andrea Sheridan Ordin and John F. Krattli , County Counsel, Ronald W. Stamm , Principal Deputy County Counsel; Remy Moose Manley , Tiffany K. Wright , Sabrina V. Teller and Amanda R. Berlin for Real Parties in Interest.

Remy, Thomas, Moose and Manley, Remy Moose Manley , Tiffany K. Wright ; Woodruff, Spradlin & Smart, Bradley R. Hogin and Ricia R. Hager for Southern California Association of Governments, Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, San Joaquin Council of Governments, Madera County Transportation Commission, Riverside County Transportation Commission, Contra Costa Transportation Authority, Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, Orange County Transportation Authority and San Francisco County Transportation Authority as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents and Real Parties in Interest.

Cox, Castle & Nicholson, Michael H. Zischke , Andrew B. Sabey , Rachel R. Jones ; Carmen A. Trutanich , City Attorney (Los Angeles), Andrew J. Nocas , Timothy McWilliams and Siegmund Shyu , Deputy City Attorneys; Marsha Jones Moutrie , City Attorney (Santa Monica), Joseph Lawrence , Deputy City Attorney; Carol Schwab , City Attorney (Culver City); John F. Krattli , County Counsel (Los Angeles), Thomas J. Faughnan , Assistant County Counsel, and Helen S. Parker , Principal Deputy County Counsel, for League of California Cities, California State Association of Counties, City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, Culver City and City of Santa Monica as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents and Real Parties in Interest.

Kurt R. Wiese , Barbara B. Baird and Veera Tyagi for South Coast Air Quality Management District as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents and Real Parties in Interest.

Sedgwick, Anna C. Shimko , Matthew D. Francois and Sigrid R. Waggener for California Building Industry as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents and Real Parties in Interest.

Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, Robert S. Perlmutter and Maya Kuttan for Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity as Amicus Curiae.


OPINION

WERDEGAR, J.

This case presents a challenge under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA; Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.)1 to the approval by defendant Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority (Expo Authority) of a project to construct a light-rail line running from Culver City to Santa Monica. Once completed, the transit line is to be operated by real party in interest Los...

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