What is the legal test for making findings contrary to the California Coastal Commission review?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Guinnane v. San Francisco City Planning Com., 209 Cal.App.3d 732, 257 Cal.Rptr. 742 (Cal. App. 1989):

7 We must decline plaintiff's invitation to exercise our independent judgment and make findings contrary to those of the commission. The proper standard governing our review is the substantial evidence test. (Paoli v. California Coastal Com. (1986) 178 Cal.App.3d 544, 550-551, 223 Cal.Rptr. 792.)

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