Environmental group hails judge’s ruling against Pittsburg hillside development

The environmental group Save Mount Diablo is claiming a “major” victory in its challenge to the city of Pittsburg’s approval of the 1,650-unit Faria/Southwest Hills development, proposed by Seeno company Discovery Builders.

On Feb. 10, a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge ruled the city’s environmental impact report was inadequate — the basis of Save Mount Diablo’s legal challenge to the project, which the Pittsburg City Council approved in February 2021.