Opinion: Why a San Diego judge's ruling this week is a threat to local housing and climate goals [Opinion]
legislative language through the prism of what values or policies the laws they detail seek to promote — or to defer to the interpretation of legislative bodies.stopping construction
of the 536-unit Junipers development in Rancho Peñasquitos after construction was well under way appears to completely ignore the intentions of Brown, Newsom and state lawmakers of both parties to limit the uncertainty surrounding construction and to usher in a new era in which substantial new housing stock could be readily added.
Frazier held that the completed environmental reviews that had cleared the way for Junipers’ construction were no longer adequate because they did not consider the additional effects of two other large nearby housing projects on traffic, noise concerns and wildfire threats.
Given the scope of some critics’ concerns, it’s clear that the fears about these projects extend beyond NIMBYism to genuine worries about developers doing enough to provide adequate wildfire evacuation corridors. The massivethat torched homes on both sides of Interstate 15 north of Mira Mesa — and other communities throughout the county — have been seared into longtime residents’ collective memory.
But the ruling must be appealed by as many parties as possible. Appellate courts by their nature look at the big picture more than trial courts. If they were to uphold this ruling and enshrine the gigantic obstacles to new housing that it creates, California’s elected officials will find it more difficult than ever to address two of the state’s most pressing problems. This is not how government is supposed to work.
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