Vol. 17 No. 12 Dec 2002
In Brief
1 December 2002 - 1:00am | Author: otherMake sure to read CP&DR's monthly installments of In Brief, an exclusive selection of updates and fresh ideas on land use planning in California.
Price: $2.95Voters Show Pro-Growth Sentiment: But November Local Ballot Measure Results Are Mixed Overall–Again
1 December 2002 - 1:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyIn an election with the typical mix of results, the pro-growth side won 19 of 32 easily classifiable local land use ballot measures on November 5. However, in votes regarding large, well-defined projects, the slow-growth side prevailed most often.
Price: $2.95California Tries To Kick Colorado River Addiction
1 December 2002 - 1:00am | Author: John KristAt least some blame for one of the most complicated and intractable water-policy conundrums in the West can be laid fairly at the feet of Charles Rockwood and George Chaffey.
Price: $2.95Land Shortage Forces Joint-Use Schools Planning In Los Angeles
1 December 2002 - 1:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyThe Los Angeles Unified School District has embarked on a huge land-purchase effort as part of a massive school construction program. But because the cost of real estate in the region is so high — and available land is scarce — the district and other agencies are beginning to emphasize joint use.
Price: $2.95Major CEQA Guideline Revisions Remain Invalid
1 December 2002 - 1:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyA superior court’s decision that invalidated several changes the state made to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines in 1998 has been upheld almost entirely by a state appellate court.
Price: $2.95Segmentation, Lack of Review Sink L.A. Port Expansion Project
1 December 2002 - 1:00am | Author: otherA state appellate court has halted a project at the Port of Los Angeles because the city never studied the development’s environmental impacts. The court rejected the city’s arguments that the project was covered by a 1997 environmental impact report and a 2000 subsequent EIR because the project had not been contemplated in 1997, and there was no evidence the 2000 study considered the project.
Price: $2.95San Marcos Feels The Good And The Bad Of Rapid Growth
1 December 2002 - 1:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyBy any measure, a great deal has happened in San Marcos lately, and the city is feeling both the benefits and pressures of the growth and change. A city of 58,000 in northern San Diego County, San Marcos is the scene of a new 3,400-unit housing development, aggressive redevelopment by the city, extensive construction and rehabilitation of affordable housing units, and a growing California State University campus.
Price: $2.95Land-use ballot measures, November 2002
1 December 2002 - 1:00am | Author: otherCompiled by the CP&DR editorial staff, the following is a complete list of land use ballot measures voted on in the November 2002 election.
Price: $2.95Fresno Seeks Touch Of Paradise To Cure Ill Downtown
1 December 2002 - 1:00am | Author: Morris NewmanIs it appropriate for designers to create objects that have no use beyond giving pleasure? In 1972, a French interviewer asked a similar question to the designer Charles Eames in the film "Design Q&A." His answer: "Who is to say pleasure is not useful?"
Price: $2.95State’s Longest-Running Project Battle Continues To Rage
1 December 2002 - 1:00am | Author: William FultonLater this month, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors will meet to consider an appeal of the approval of Tentative Tract Map No. TT-5206 and certification of the accompanying Supplemental Environmental Impact Report. At first glance, this tract map approval might seem routine. It is the first of four tract maps that the developer anticipates bringing forward, allowing the developer to build 628 homes, a golf course, and other facilities on 846 acres of unincorporated land. It's a follow-on to a gener
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