(July 30, 2019, 12:24 PM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — In an unpublished opinion issued July 26, an appeals panel in California affirmed a judgment issued in 2017 that denied and dismissed two petitions for writ of mandate filed by two separate coalitions of residents that had challenged Monterey County’s approval of a residential subdivision. The groups contended that the state failed to perform a proper environmental review and protect groundwater, but the panel said they did not meet their burden of proof (Highway 68 Coalition v. County of Monterey, No. H045253, Calif. App., 6th Dist., 2019 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 4989)....