Rawlings

I. INTRODUCTION

This case concerns a University of California project located in Albany, California. After the City of Albany approved an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for this project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.),1 appellants Stefanie Rawlings and Ulan MacKnight (collectively referred to as “Rawlings”) sought a writ of mandate to set aside

1 All further statutory references are to the Public Resources Code unless otherwise indicated.

1 the approval. The trial court denied this petition. On appeal, Rawlings argues that the EIR violates CEQA for two reasons, both having to do with the EIR’s alternatives analysis: first, she contends the EIR does not set out an appropriate range of feasible alternatives and, second, she argues the City’s infeasibility finding with respect to one of the alternatives is not supported by substantial evidence. We disagree and affirm the judgment.

II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. University Village Mixed-Use Project University Village2 is a 77-acre piece of land on San Pablo Avenue, in Albany California. Originally a family home and nursery, the property…