Vol. 20 No. 01 Jan 2005
It's Time To Take Capitol's Growth Policy Discussion Seriously
1 January 2005 - 1:00am | Author: William FultonAre the stars aligning on growth policy in Sacramento, for better or worse?
It feels a little funny to be writing this story yet again. I have been writing it for 16 years, yet the state growth policy universe has changed little. This time, though, there might be something to it.
Price: $2.95Skateboarders Reinvent Awkward Places
1 January 2005 - 1:00am | Author: Morris NewmanBehold the common skateboard, a machine that can give new life to parks, especially those areas that previously seemed unusable. Little more than a plank of wooden laminate, this machine is shaped like a surfboard.
Price: $2.95Wal-Mart Opponents Hit CEQA Home Run
1 January 2005 - 1:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyAn appellate court has overturned separate environmental impact reports and project approvals for two Bakersfield shopping centers with Wal-Mart supercenters as anchors.
Price: $2.959th Circuit Backs Injunction Halting Stockton's Code Enforcement Effort
1 January 2005 - 1:00am | Author: CP&DR StaffA federal injunction that halted the City of Stockton's code enforcement crackdown on dilapidated residential hotels has been upheld by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Price: $2.95Coastal Zone Subdivision Permitted to Avoid Affordable Housing Mandate
1 January 2005 - 1:00am | Author: CP&DR StaffA state law that mandates affordable housing development for projects within the coastal zone does not apply if a housing project that straddles the coastal zone boundary places no houses or other private facilities within the coastal zone, the California Supreme Court has ruled.
Price: $2.95Orange County's Ranch Plan Approved, But Detractors Persist
1 January 2005 - 1:00am | Author: Eric KanclerOrange County has approved a plan to develop what many people see as the last important piece of the county's urban development puzzle. The Rancho Mission Viejo Ranch Plan, approved by the Board of Supervisors in November, proposes 14,000 housing units on 23,000 acres on the largest privately owned tract of land remaining in the county.
Price: $2.95New Urbanist Projects Get Real
1 January 2005 - 1:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyFor a variety of reasons, ranging from real estate prices to market demand to planning trends, New Urbanist projects are becoming more common in California. But the execution of these projects - the on-the-ground-reality - is spotty.
Price: $2.95Vernal Pools Are Target of Unusual Recovery Plan
1 January 2005 - 1:00am | Author: John KristEverything about the federal government's newest endangered species recovery plan is big. It took nearly 10 years to complete. It addresses 33 types of plants and animals scattered across the length and breadth of California. It's 593 pages long.
Price: $2.95Santa Barbara County Landowner Awarded $5.6 Million
1 January 2005 - 1:00am | Author: CP&DR StaffThis month's selection of In Brief items includes: a Santa Barbara County jury awards landowner $5.6 million in damages; a Bush administration settlement infuriates enviornmentalists; Riverside County approves revised plan for large subdivision; and more...
Price: $2.95Appellate Court Gives Madera County Project Opponents Another Chance
1 January 2005 - 1:00am | Author: CP&DR StaffA state appellate court has reinstated a lawsuit challenging the environmental impact report for a 6,500-unit project in Madera County. The Fifth District Court of Appeal found that a lower court's dismissal of the lawsuit because of procedural problems was inappropriate.
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