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EIR For Madera County Quarry Tossed Out

Dec 30, 2008

California Environmental Quality Act, CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Madera County, Vol. 24 No. 01 Jan 2009

An environmental impact report for a proposed quarry in Madera County has been thrown out by an appellate court, which found the document's consideration of water, traffic, noise and cumulative impacts to be inadequate. The court also determined a water supply assessment is needed for a mitigation measure that could require the quarry to connect surrounding property owners with a water system.

Pacifica Developer Loses Yet Again

Dec 29, 2008

Coastal development, CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, San Mateo County, Vol. 24 No. 01 Jan 2009

A state appellate court has upheld the Coastal Commission's handling of a housing project appeal. The court ruled that although the Commission did not comply precisely with the state open meeting law's requirements, the Commission came close enough and did not portray an intent to avoid the law.

Public Records Case Costs Monterey County

Dec 29, 2008

CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Monterey County, Vol. 24 No. 01 Jan 2009

Monterey County has been ordered to pay more than $244,000 in attorney fees and costs in a California Public Records Act case involving a long-controversial development proposal in Carmel Valley.

Email Notice Doesn't Trigger Deadline

Dec 29, 2008

California Environmental Quality Act, Contra Costa County, CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Vol. 24 No. 01 Jan 2009

Sometimes, email is no substitute for snail mail. In a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) case from Contra Costa County, the First District Court of Appeal has ruled that notification of a trial court's judgment via email did not trigger the 60-day deadline for filing an appeal.

In Brief: Dam, Road, Redevelopment Projects Die

Dec 29, 2008

CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Vol. 24 No. 01 Jan 2009

Three very controversial projects appear to have reached an end. The Auburn Dam has officially dried up. An Orange County toll road has reached a dead end. A Baldwin Park redevelopment deal has died.

Redevelopment Extension In The Works?

Dec 23, 2008

CP&DR Staff, Featured Articles, Redevelopment, Vol. 24 No. 01 Jan 2009

Proposals to extend the life of redevelopment project areas for as long as 40 years continue to float around the state Capitol as part of a budget-balancing package. Meanwhile, the City of Industry, a likely proponent of the redevelopment extension, is moving ahead with a $500 million infrastructure bond to assist a football stadium.

AG Upholds City-Council Habitat Plan Deal

Dec 23, 2008

CP&DR Staff, Habitat conservation planning, Legal Digest, Riverside County, Vol. 24 No. 01 Jan 2009

Agreements approved by Riverside County and cities in the Coachella Valley in support of a multiple species habitat conservation plan did not violate a political corruption law, according to the state attorney general's office.

Procedural Error Dooms Growth Opponents

Dec 19, 2008

California Environmental Quality Act, CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Riverside County, Vol. 24 No. 01 Jan 2009

The Fourth District Court of Appeal has thrown out a California Environmental Quality Act lawsuit filed by Riverside residents because of a procedural error.

SF Redevelopment Plan Prevented From Reaching Ballot

Dec 1, 2008

CP&DR Staff, Initiatives and referendums, Legal Digest, San Francisco, Vol. 23 No. 12 Dec 2008

A referendum on a redevelopment plan for San Francisco's Bayview and Hunters Point districts will not appear on the ballot. The First District Court of Appeal upheld a Superior Court judge's ruling that referendum proponents violated elections law by not including a copy of the redevelopment plan in referendum petitions.

In Brief: SunCal Developments Face Financial Woes

Dec 1, 2008

California, CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Vol. 23 No. 12 Dec 2008

This month's roundup of land use news: SunCal places two more projects under bankruptcy protection; Desert Hot Springs finally gives up on a controversial resort development; Klamath River dams may crumble; Westlands Water District told to solve irrigation drainage problem; Caltrans launches policy plan website.