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CP&DR Vol. 32 No. 8 August 2017

by CP&DR Staff on Aug 31, 2017
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Supreme Court Hoists Jarvis On Its Own Petard

by William Fulton on Aug 30, 2017
CEQA, Proposition 218, Taxes, Upland

Who pitted local governments against voters in the first place? >>read more

Prop. 218 Doesn't Apply to Initiatives

by William Fulton on Aug 30, 2017
Initiative & Referendum, Marijuana, Proposition 218, Upland

Cal Supremes distinguish between "local government" and "voters". >>read more

 

CP&DR News Briefs August 28, 2017: Bay Area Housing; Mixed-Use Moratorium in Redondo; Newhall Ranch Lawsuit; and More

Aug 28, 2017

The San Francisco Bay Area’s less racially diverse cities are not being allocated their fair share of moderate- and lower-income housing  >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs August 21, 2017: Sustainability Index; Los Angeles Property Database; AHSC Technical Assistance; and More

by CP&DR Staff on Aug 20, 2017

California cites dominated the top of the U.S. Cities Sustainable Development Global Index . >>read more

Burbank Plan to Seize Upon Air, Rail, Road Connections

by Josh Stephens on Aug 17, 2017
Burbank, High Speed Rail, Specific Plans

Air, rail, and highway access inspires Burbank to plan dynamic mixed-use district. >>read more

Housing Element Law Prevails in Los Gatos

by Larry Sokoloff on Aug 14, 2017
Los Gatos, Regional Housing Needs Allocation, Specific Plans

Court decision compels Los Gatos Town Council to walk back denial of project on city's last major undeveloped parcel. >>read more

CP&DR News Briefs August 14, 2017: SANDAG Head Retiring; Developers Donate to Chiang; Prop. 13 Ballot Measure; and More

by CP&DR Staff on Aug 13, 2017

San Diego Association of Governments Executive Director Gary Gallegos, who has led the agency since 2001, announced that he will retire by the end of the calendar year. >>read more

Land Purchase Agreement Doesn't Trigger CEQA, Court Rules

by William Fulton on Aug 13, 2017
CEQA, Community College District, Wildomar

Among other things, a 10-slide powerpoint isn't an LRDP. >>read more

CEQA Applies to Public Railroad Projects, Cal Supremes Rule

by William Fulton on Aug 8, 2017
CEQA , High-Speed Rail, Railroads

State railroads -- like the High-Speed Rail project -- are not pre-empted by federal railroad law. >>read more