Cleveland Nat. Forest Foundation v. County of San Diego

Filed 4/28/25 (unmodified opinion attached)

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST D083555

FOUNDATION et al., (Super. Ct. No. 37-2022-00044215- Plaintiffs and Appellants, CU-WM-CTL)

v. ORDER MODIFYING OPINION

AND DENYING REHEARING

COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO,

Defendant and Respondent. NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT

THE COURT:

It is ordered that the opinion filed on March 27, 2025 be modified as follows:

1. On page 6, after section C. of the Factual and Procedural Background and before the paragraph beginning “By resolution in September 2022,” insert the following paragraph: San Diego County encompasses more than 4,200 square miles in the southwest corner of the state. Not surprisingly, its population of more than 3 million is concentrated on the western side of the County nearer the coast, which is where the incorporated cities—including most of the employment centers, commercial areas, and attractions—are located. The unincorporated portions of the County generally extend east from the County center. Because of…