Daniel J. O'Hanlon

County’s Error In Failing To Provide CEQA Notice To Public Agency Was Not Prejudicial
Jeffrey L. Massey,Daniel J. O'Hanlon, October 31, 2011
In Schenck v. County of Sonoma (--- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, Cal.App. 1 Dist., August 26, 2011), a court of appeal considered whether a county’s failure to give proper notice to a public agency constituted lack of compliance with California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”)...

City Properly Balanced Benefits Of Hospital Project Against Its Adverse Impacts On Neighboring Residents
Jon E. Goetz,Jeffrey L. Massey,Daniel J. O'Hanlon, September 16, 2011
In Santa Clarita Organization for Planning the Environment v. City of Santa Clarita (--- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, Cal.App. 2 Dist., June 30, 2011), a court of appeal considered whether (1) a city’s conclusion on the infeasibility of complete mitigation of a hospital project’s impact on climate...

District Court Rejects Claims to Area of Origin Priority by Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority
Daniel J. O'Hanlon,Hanspeter Walter, August 5, 2011
Water users in the Sacramento Valley have no preferential right to delivery of Central Valley Project (“CVP”) water under the state’s so-called “area of origin” laws, according to the U.S. District Court in Fresno. The “area of origin” laws allow water...