What is the scope of the environmental impact review (EIR) required by the California Department of Environment?

Specifically, " '[t]he EIR must describe the proposed project and its environmental setting, state the objectives sought to be achieved, identify and analyze the significant effects on the environment, state how those impacts can be mitigated or avoided, and identify alternatives to the project, among other requirements.' [Citation.]" (California Native Plant Society v. City of Santa Cruz (2009) 177 Cal.App.4th 957, 979.) However, " ' "[t]echnical perfection is not required; the courts have looked not for an exhaustive

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