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The Coalition for Fair Employment in Construction is utterly sick of the politicians, environmental lobbyists, and union officials telling everyone that abuse of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is a lie propagated by greedy residential, commercial, and industrial developers. Now our extremely-thorough CEQA analyst friends at Phony Union Tree Huggers are helping to set the record straight.

Exposing the truth about CEQA abuse is perilous. When Jennifer Hernandez of the law firm of Holand & Knight had a comprehensive study published in August 2015 about widespread CEQA litigation abuse, the usual politicians, environmental lobbyists, and union officials were livid. They have relentlessly tried to undermine the study and attack the credibility of its author.

They attack because the study is effective.

"In the Name of the Environment" identified and analyzed all CEQA lawsuits filed in California over a three-year period and recommended reforms to rein in CEQA litigation abuse. Some of those reforms include "extending transparency mandates to CEQA lawsuits, eliminating duplicative CEQA lawsuits for the same plan or project, and aligning extraordinary judicial remedies such as injunctions with conventional civil litigation practice."

Of course, much of the CEQA abuse occurs long before the abusers have to initiate a lawsuit, and that information is much less accessible to the public. Construction trade unions routinely submit massive objections at the last minute to mitigated negative declarations and environmental reviews. They try to delay proposed projects, cause unnecessary and unjustified controversy, and impose painful cost increases on developers. If the developers agree to sign a Project Labor Agreement giving unions a monopoly on the construction jobs, then the environmental threats are "mitigated" and the objections go away.

Above are downloadable tables in various formats with links to 79 cases of construction unions abusing the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) from January 1, 2014 to August 7, 2017. Each of the 79 cases has links to the source documents. The CEQA analysts at Phony Union Tree Huggers believe they have identified most of the abuses, although they did tell the Coalition for Fair Employment in Construction that there are probably several more cases that are evading their monitoring systems.

The list is also below.

Date of Letter	Law Firm	Front Group	Targeted Project	Lead Agency
January 11, 2017	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE)	Suncrest Dynamic Reactive Power Support Project	California Public Utilities Commission
January 25, 2017	N/A	Coalition for Responsible Equitable Economic Development (CREED LA)	Sepulveda Apartments	City of Los Angeles
February 17, 2017	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Coalition for Responsible Equitable Economic Development (CREED LA)	Hollywood Ivar Gardens Project	City of Los Angeles
February 21, 2017	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	San Jose Residents for Responsible Development	350 Winchester Mixed-Use Project	City of San Jose
February 22, 2017	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	San Jose Residents for Responsible Development	Greyhound Residential Project	City of San Jose
March 13, 2017	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Concord Residents for Responsible Development	Concord Village	City of Concord
May 24, 2017	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Davis Residents for Responsible Development	Mace Ranch Innovation Center	City of Davis
February 10, 2016	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Coalition for Responsible Solar (California Unions for Reliable Energy - CURE)	Joshua Tree Solar Farm	County of San Bernardino
March 7, 2016	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Kings County Citizens for Responsible Energy Development (California Unions for Reliable Energy - CURE)	American Kings Solar Project	County of Kings
March 8, 2016	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Emeryville Residents for Responsible Development	Sherwin-Williams Mixed Used Project	City of Emeryville
March 9, 2016	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Kern County Citizens for Responsible Solar (California Unions for Reliable Energy - CURE)	Willow Springs Solar Array Project	County of Kern
March 22, 2016	Lozeau Drury	Laborers (LIUNA) Union Local 783	Kimball Business Park	City of Chino
April 7, 2016	Lozeau Drury	Laborers (LIUNA) Union Local 783	Kimball Business Park	City of Chino
April 11, 2016	Lozeau Drury	Laborers (LIUNA) Union Local 783	Sierra Lakes Commerce Center	City of Fontana
May 31, 2016	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Oakland Residents for Responsible Development	226 13th Street	City of Oakland
June 6, 2016	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Kings County Citizens for Responsible Development (California Unions for Reliable Energy - CURE)	American Kings Solar Project	County of Kings
June 10, 2016	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Kings County Citizens for Responsible Development (California Unions for Reliable Energy - CURE)	American Kings Solar Project	County of Kings
July 1, 2016	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Oakland Residents for Responsible Development	226 13th Street	City of Oakland
July 13, 2016	Lozeau Drury	Laborers (LIUNA) Union Local 1184	Hidden Canyon Industrial Park	City of Beaumont
August 2, 2016	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Oakland Residents for Responsible Development	W12 Mixed Use Project	City of Oakland
August 3, 2016	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Oakland Residents for Responsible Development	24th and Harrison Streets Project	City of Oakland
August 17, 2016	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Concord Residents for Responsible Development	Concord Village	City of Concord
September 6, 2016	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	American Canyon Residents for Responsible Development	Watson Ranch	City of American Canyon
September 14, 2016	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Santa Clara Residents for Responsible Development	Moonlite Lanes Apartments	City of Santa Clara
September 15, 2016	Lozeau Drury	Laborers (LIUNA) Union Local 783	CapRock Distribution Center III Warehouse	City of Rialto
October 4, 2016	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	San Jose Residents for Responsible Development	Gateway Tower Mixed-Use Development	City of San Jose
October 12, 2016	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Oakland Residents for Responsible Development	Oak Knoll	City of Oakland
October 19, 2016	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE)	Biogas-to-Energy Sustainability Center	City of Anaheim
November 4, 2016	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	San Ramon Residents for Responsible Development	San Ramon Valley Apartments	City of San Ramon
2015 and 2016	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE)	Little Bear Solar Project	County of Fresno
January 13, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Monterey County Residents for Responsible Development	California Flats Solar Project	County of Monterey
February 10, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	San Benito Residents for Responsible Development	Panoche Valley Solar Farm	County of San Benito
February 18, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Emeryville Residents for Responsible Development	6701 Shellmound	City of Emeryville
February 23, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE)	Draft Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan	California Energy Commission
April 13, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Coalition for Responsible Equitable Economic Development (CREED LA)	Onni 820 South Olive Street	City of Los Angeles
April 13, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Kern County Citizens for Responsible Solar (California Unions for Reliable Energy - CURE)	Willow Springs Solar Array Project	County of Kern
April 20, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE)	Sunray Energy	County of San Bernardino
April 22, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE)	Sunray Energy	County of San Bernardino
April 30, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE)	Sunray Energy	County of San Bernardino
May 19, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Citizens for Responsible Industry (California Unions for Reliable Energy - CURE)	Jacumba Solar Energy Project	County of San Diego
May 27, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Citizens for Responsible Industry (California Unions for Reliable Energy - CURE)	Jacumba Solar Energy Project	County of San Diego
June 1, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Citizens for Responsible Industry (California Unions for Reliable Energy - CURE)	Jacumba Solar Energy Project	County of San Diego
June 10, 2015	Lozeau Drury	Laborers Union Local 1184	World Logistics Center Project	City of Moreno Valley
June 22, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE)	CalAm Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project	California Public Utilities Commission
July 22, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Richmond Residents for Responsible Development	Hilltop Apartments	City of Richmond
August 3, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE)	Ormat Heber 1 Geothermal	County of Imperial
August 5, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Napa Residents for Responsible Development	Meadows Care Facility	City of Napa
August 31, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE)	CalAm Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project	California Public Utilities Commission
September 17, 2015	N/A	Carpenters Union Local 46	Mace Ranch Innovation Center	City of Davis
September 22, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 595, Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 342, Sheet Metal Workers Local 104	5110 Telegraph Avenue Project	City of Berkeley
September 25, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Oakland Residents for Responsible Development	Jack London Square 4th and Madison	City of Oakland
September 28, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Brentwood Residents for Responsible Development	Sciortino Ranch	City of Brentwood
September 29, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Bay Area Citizens for Responsible Solar (California Unions for Reliable Energy - CURE)	Richmond Solar PV Project	Marin Clean Energy
October 7, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	San Jose Residents for Responsible Development	Japantown Corporation Yard	City of San Jose
October 12, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Davis Residents for Responsible Development	Mace Ranch Innovation Center	City of Davis
October 12, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Davis Residents for Responsible Development	Mace Ranch Innovation Center	City of Davis
October 19, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	San Jose Residents for Responsible Development	Cannery Park Hanover Project	City of San Jose
October 21, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	San Jose Residents for Responsible Development	Cannery Park Hanover Project	City of San Jose
October 30, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Safe Fuel and Energy Resources California (SAFER California)	Valero Crude by Rail	City of Benicia
November 4, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	San Jose Residents for Responsible Development	Cannery Park Hanover Project	City of San Jose
November 12, 2015	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Davis Residents for Responsible Development	Mace Ranch Innovation Center	City of Davis
January 13, 2014	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Brentwood Residents for Responsible Development	Brentwood Country Club Project	City of Brentwood
January 27, 2014	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Safe Fuel and Energy Resources California (SAFER California)	Phillips 66 Company Rail Spur Extension	County of San Luis Obispo
April 23, 2014	Lozeau Drury	Laborers Union Local 1184	ProLogis Eucalyptus Industrial Park	City of Moreno Valley
April 28, 2014	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Colusa County Citizens for Responsible Industry (California Unions for Reliable Energy - CURE)	Colusa Bio Energy Project	Water Quality Control Board District 5
May 12, 2014	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 595, Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 342, Sheet Metal Workers Local 104	6701 Shellmound Street Project	City of Emeryville
May 14, 2014	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Coalition for Responsible Solar	Aries Solar	City of Adelanto
May 16, 2014	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers IBEW Local 1245	Marin Clean Energy & Sonoma Clean Power	City of Albany
June 2, 2014	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Gilroy Citizens for Responsible Development	UNFI Warehouse	City of Gilroy
June 4, 2014	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers IBEW Local 1245	Marin Clean Energy	County of Napa
June 27, 2014	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	San Jose Residents for Responsible Development	Great Oaks Mixed Use Project	City of San Jose
July 10, 2014	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Antelope Valley Residents for Responsible Development	KCS Plant	City of Palmdale
August 4, 2014	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Citizens for Responsible Solar (California Unions for Reliable Energy - CURE)	Blythe Mesa Solar Project	County of Riverside
August 12, 2014	N/A	San Jose Building and Construction Trades Council	Oppose Local CEQA Reform	City of San Jose
September 15, 2014	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Safe Fuel and Energy Resources California (SAFER California)	Valero Benicia Crude by Rail Project	City of Benicia
September 30, 2014	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 104	Barrett Ranch East Project	County of Sacramento
November 3, 2014	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Coalition for Responsible Equitable Economic Development (CREED LA)	Onni Project	City of Los Angeles
November 10, 2014	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Richmond Residents for Responsible Development	Nevin Homes Residential Project	City of Richmond
November 24, 2014	Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo	Richmond Residents for Responsible Development	Bay Walk Mixed Use Project	City of Richmond