Conservation

Workshops The Firm has extensive experience conducting training, workshops, and public presentations specifically tailored to our public agencies clients. Our attorneys’ experience teaching topics including but not limited to land use, CEQA, RLUIPA, climate changes and sustainability, wildfire resiliency, NEPA and many other topics through such august organizations as UCLA Extension, the State of California [...]

Agricultural Conservation Easement Program Yolo County The Sohagi Law Group assisted Yolo County in revising its agricultural conservation easement ordinance. In addition to suggesting ordinance content, our services included reviewing economic consultant technical reports, including a survey of other California local government mitigation ratios. A tiered approach to mitigation ratios was ultimately selected, [...]

Santa Clara Valley Water District Santa Clara Valley The Firm has represented Santa Clara Valley Water District as outside CEQA counsel since 2010. The firm has provided CEQA strategic advice, detailed CEQA document review, and litigation services for over 20 different water supply and flood management projects. Projects include EIR/EIS reviews for the [...]

Southern California International Gateway City of Los Angeles, Port of Los Angeles Extensive legal oversight and review on numerous Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Reports (EIS/EIRs) and multiple related legal opinions for projects at the Port of Los Angeles.  Ms. Sohagi was instrumental in negotiating acceptable mitigation measures with environmental and community groups active [...]

Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategies Ms. Sohagi has served as SANDAG’s CEQA and land use counsel since the late 1980s. The Firm’s major work has included legal review and litigation support for the first Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (“RTP/SCS”) in the state and its EIR, adopted in 2011, as well as legal review [...]

City of Vista Climate Action Plan City of Vista The Firm provided legal advice to the City of Vista regarding the Final Program EIR (PEIR) for the General Plan (GP) 2030 Update related to the implementation of a quantified Climate Action Plan (CAP) to reduce potentially significant climate change impacts. The Firm reviewed [...]

Pasadena Hill at Colorado Hotel/Planned Development District City of Pasadena We reviewed General Plan, Zoning, entitlements, and associated EIR for compliance with CEQA.  The project involved a mixed-use development in a Transit Priority Area, and therefore exempt from specific CEQA analyses under SB 743.  The project was also the first development project in [...]

Redondo Beach Waterfront Revitalization Project City of Redondo Beach Since 2008, The Sohagi Law Group has acted as outside legal counsel for the City of Redondo Beach on all land use and environmental matters, including CEQA and NEPA. Most recently, the firm has acted as outside counsel on a $300 million Waterfront Revitalization [...]

Redondo Beach South Bay Galleria Improvement Project City of Redondo Beach Review EIR for CEQA compliance on a 1.9 million square feet commercial/residential development (including 650 homes and 150 hotel rooms).  The proposed project consists of modifications and additions to the existing 29.85-acre South Bay Galleria enclosed mall property in the City of [...]