stop toxic housing in pasadena, inc., Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND CONTROL., et al. Respondents.

SPACE BANK LTD, et al.

Real Parties in Interest

Case No.: 19STCP04909

Hearing Date: July 29, 2020

[TENTATIVE] order RE:

Petition for writ of mandate

Background

Petitioner Stop Toxic Housing in Pasadena, Inc. (Petitioner) commenced this action against Respondent Department of Toxic Substances and Control (DTSC) and Real Parties in Interest Space Bank LTD (Space Bank), Pasadena Gateway LLC (Pasadena Gateway), and City of Pasadena (City) on November 15, 2019. The Petition asserts three causes of action for writ of mandate based on violations of CEQA and the Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substance Account Act (HSAA). The Petition alleges in pertinent part as follows.

The project site is located at 3200 E. Foothill Boulevard in Pasadena, CA (Project Site). From the late 1940s to the late 1970s, the Project Site was used by the United States Navy for developing,