<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-21/westmont-news/appeal-court-rules-westmonts-favor.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>12/05/2008</pubDate><title>Appeal Court Rules in Westmont's Favor</title><excerpt>In a decision released this week, California’s Second District Court of Appeal unanimously supported Westmont’s plan to update its campus facilities, reaffirming a December 2007 Santa Barbara County Superior Court ruling that upheld unanimous approvals by the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors and the Montecito Planning Commission. A three-judge panel issued their finding after hearing arguments in Santa Barbara Oct. 22. To date, a total of 14 officials have made five consecutive unanimous decisions supporting Westmont’s Master Plan.</excerpt><author>Westmont</author><image>
            
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