Vol. 17 No. 02 Feb 2002
Rural Counties Question Housing Policy
1 February 2002 - 1:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyCounty officials are questioning the state’s housing allocation process, which often requires counties to plan for thousands of housing units even as they are also planning to protect agricultural land and open space.
Price: $2.95Northern California Builders’ Attack of Endangered Species Act Fails
1 February 2002 - 1:00am | Author: otherThe U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review an endangered species decision in a California case handled by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The Supreme Court’s decision, issued in mid-January, means that the appellate court opinion upholding the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services listing of four species of fairy shrimp that live in California as either endangered or threatened will stand.
Price: $2.95Measure to Block El Toro Airport Overturned on Multiple Grounds
1 February 2002 - 1:00am | Author: otherAn Orange County ballot initiative that sought to block the development of a civilian airport at the closed El Toro Marine Corps Air Station has been thrown out by a state appellate court. The court ruled that Measure F from March 2000 interfered with essential governmental functions, crossed the line into administrative activities, and was vague.
Price: $2.95Cheaper, Better Desalination Gets a Fresh Look
1 February 2002 - 1:00am | Author: Stephen SveteDesal in SoCal? It may not be as far-fetched as you think. No single resource has had more of an influence on California's development patterns than water. The essential liquid has been pivotal to a range of historical and political conflicts, from the pillaging of the Owens Valley by Los Angeles to the damming of the Hetch Hetchy Valley by San Francisco.
Price: $2.95Bonds Head for Ballot, But Debt Ceiling and Priorities Remain Uncertain
1 February 2002 - 1:00am | Author: William FultonDespite a recession, $12 billion state budget deficit and already large debt obligations, numerous bond proposals will appear on the state ballot this year.
Price: $2.95Correction to Janurary 2001 Insight Column
1 February 2002 - 1:00am | Author: otherA story on Page 1 of our January edition about the impact of new state redevelopment laws on the San Jose Redevelopment Agency contained several errors that may have mischaracterized the agency’s $350 million bond issue.
Price: $2.95Court Rules Not Every Party in a Contract Is ‘Necessary’ For a Lawsuit
1 February 2002 - 1:00am | Author: otherThe Third District Court of Appeal has allowed a California Environmental Quality Act suit to proceed even though the plaintiffs did not name every entity involved in the proposed project.
Price: $2.95UC Santa Cruz Plans Laboratory, Housing on Controversial Site
1 February 2002 - 1:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyEarly this spring, University of California, Santa Cruz, officials intend to release a draft plan for new facilities that will greatly expand the school’s marine biology research capabilities.
Price: $2.95Irrelevant Ballot Arguments OK, But False or Misleading Ones Are Not
1 February 2002 - 1:00am | Author: otherAlthough they cannot be false and misleading, ballot arguments need not be relevant, the Fourth District Court of Appeal has ruled. The panel issued its opinion in a lawsuit challenging the title of, and ballot arguments for, a City of Huntington Beach measure on the March ballot that would impose a tax on a power plant.
Price: $2.95In Brief
1 February 2002 - 1:00am | Author: otherCP&DR's infamous monthly roundup of land use news snippets, follow-ups and leads.
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