Updates & Articles
Press Release: Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP Celebrates 40 Years of Serving the Public Interest
Law firm specializes in government, land use, renewable energy and environmental law; 40th Anniversary website launched. San Francisco, Calif....
Read MoreShute, Mihaly & Weinberger Adds to Growing Chorus of Calls for Pres. Trump’s Removal
Like many of our colleagues in the legal community across the country, we at Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP are alarmed by the mob attack on the US...
Read MoreSpreading Good Cheer at the End of a Difficult Year
As 2020 draws to a close, Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger announced that the firm would double its annual charitable donations this year. “This year really...
Read MoreTrail Improvement and Joint Use Agreement
On behalf of the City of Cupertino, the firm negotiated an agreement between the City and the Santa Clara Valley Water District for the improvement and...
Read MoreComplex Construction Project Negotiations
The firm is assisting the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) in negotiations with an adjoining landowner and its design professionals and construction...
Read MoreRancho Jamul Land Exchange Defeated
SMW and its client Endangered Habitats League scores a major victory in 2020 in its battle to save the Proctor Valley in San Diego County. The Wildlife...
Read MoreSuccessful Short-Term Rental Regulations: It is Possible!
December 2020 Short-term home rentals have become increasingly popular in recent years, and have continued to thrive even during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Read More5 Considerations for Preparation of Administrative Records
December 2020 The administrative record is the heart of any administrative mandamus proceeding, including under the California Environmental Quality Act...
Read MoreUsing Solar & Energy Storage To Build Resilient Communities
December 2020 In the late summer and fall in recent years, the power has been going out more often in California. Utilities are turning off residents’...
Read MoreRefinery Shifts from Petroleum to Renewable Fuels
In 2016 the firm successfully represents Rodeo residents in opposing the expansion of the Phillips 66 refinery for failure to adequately evaluate and...
Read MoreInnovative Clean Fleet Rules Upheld
From the district court to the U.S. Supreme Court, the firm defends the South Coast Air Quality Management District's innovative “Clean Fleet Rules” against...
Read MoreQuarry Expansion Requires Thorough Environmental Review
The firm prevails in litigation challenging Sonoma County's environmental review of a rock quarry expansion project near the small town of Forestville....
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