Mona Ebrahimi

California Supreme Court Takes Up Issue of Local Regulation of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Mona Ebrahimi, January 26, 2012
The justices of the California Supreme Court recently agreed to hear several cases involving local regulation of medical marijuana. While some California cities have banned medical marijuana dispensaries altogether, others have adopted ordinances regulating them. Because of continued uncertainty...

UPDATE: Pollution Control District’s Rule Relating to Emissions Associated With Development Sites is Not Preempted by the Federal Clean Air Act
Mona Ebrahimi,Jon E. Goetz, January 12, 2012
In National Association of Home Builders v. The San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, (--- F.3d ----, C.A.9 (Cal.), December 7, 2010), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit considered the issue of whether an air emissions rule imposed by an air pollution...

Supreme Court of California Eliminates Redevelopment Agencies
Mona Ebrahimi, December 30, 2011
On December 29, 2011, the State Supreme Court issued its ruling in California Redevelopment Association v. Matosantos. The Court largely upheld AB 1X 26, which provided for the windup and dissolution of redevelopment agencies, and invalidated AB 1X 27, which allowed redevelopment agencies to...