Vol. 16 No. 07 Jul 2001
Appellate Panel Directs Trial Court, Agencies to Re-read Its Earlier Ruling
1 July 2001 - 12:00am | Author: otherA state appellate court that ordered preparation of an environmental impact report on a Metropolitan Water Agency habitat conservation project has ruled that MWD cannot slice the project into smaller pieces and proceed without an EIR.
Price: $2.95Waterfront Plaza Helps Downtown Stockton Turn the Corner
1 July 2001 - 12:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyThe City of Stockton in June completed a brownfield reuse project that some people view as a milestone in the slow rebirth of the downtown of the San Joaquin County seat.
Price: $2.95Court Says City of Napa Ordinance Advances a Government Interest
1 July 2001 - 12:00am | Author: otherAn appellate court has upheld the City of Napa’s zoning ordinance that requires developers to devote a portion of their projects to affordable housing. The unanimous three-judge panel of the First District rejected the Home Builders Association of Northern California’s contention that the inclusionary zoning law amounted to an unconstitutional taking.
Price: $2.95Court upholds 1999 Election That Overturned ‘Prezoning’ for Project
1 July 2001 - 12:00am | Author: other An appellate court has upheld a voters’ decision on a City of Pleasanton referendum that effectively blocked an 89-unit subdivision.
In upholding the election, the unanimous three-judge panel of the First District, Division One, rejected the developer’s argument that the election resulted in zoning that was inconsistent with the city’s general plan and, therefore, should be overturned. Instead, the court ruled that the election only maintained the status quo and was a valid exercise of the re
Price: $2.95Project Opponent Loses Lawsuit for Failure to Correct Party
1 July 2001 - 12:00am | Author: CP&DR Staff
The opponent of a proposed Mendocino County inn should have named the Coastal Commission in her lawsuit because the Commission, not the county Board of Supervisors, made the final decision on the project, the First District Court of Appeal has ruled.Price: $2.95 » read more | add to cart
Price: $2.95Housing and Transit Coexist in Mountain View
1 July 2001 - 12:00am | Author: Morris NewmanCommuter rail has a perception problem. If everybody wants to live near to a train, nobody wants to live directly on the line. Trains are dangerous, noisy, kick up dust and push down the price of homes bordering the rails — or so we believe. Fear and misunderstanding of the impacts of commuter rail, in fact, have led to some very volatile politics among homeowners, and that, in turn, has led to some unfortunate planning decisions.
Price: $2.95Reedly Plan Favor Pedestrians, Not Cars -- Local Watch Sidebar
1 July 2001 - 12:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyNew Power Plants Fill California Energy Commission Agenda -- Feature Article Sidebar
1 July 2001 - 12:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyState Supreme Court Opens Door for Taxpayers to Challenge Levies
1 July 2001 - 12:00am | Author: otherThrowing into question utility users’ taxes collected by many cities, the state Supreme Court has overturned a lower court’s ruling that a lawsuit challenging a city’s utility users’ tax was filed too late. The state’s high court ruled unanimously that the three-year statute of limitations begins anew every time the city collects the tax.
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