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In Brief: Court Halts Stormwater Regulations

Jul 29, 2008

CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Vol. 23 No. 08 Aug 2008

In this month's roundup of news from around the state: A Los Angeles judge has toss out water quality officials' regional plan; researchers recommend building a peripheral canal; Whittier halts the expansion of hookah bars; and Temecula gets tough on owners of foreclosed houses.

In Brief: San Quentin Project Questioned Again

Jul 1, 2008

California, CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Vol. 23 No. 07 Jul 2008

In this month's roundup of state land use news: The state auditor is again raising questions about construction of a new death row at San Quentin; the State Water Resources Control Board is proposing an overhaul of the water regulatory system; the developer of a proposed Los Angeles project is suing the city for halting the review process; the company that owns the gigantic Newhall Ranch project has filed for bankruptcy.

In Brief: Workforce, Employment Issues Confront Inland Empire

May 30, 2008

CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Vol. 23 No. 06 Jun 2008

In this month's roundup of news from around the state: Employment and civic engangement concerns confront the Riverside-San Bernardino metro area; a judge rules Carmel Valley incorporation is not a project for CEQA purposes; a different judge throws out an EIR for a Carmel Valley subdivision; hospital bonds fail in Sonoma and Stanislaus counties.

L.A. Planning Commission President Begs Lawsuit

May 1, 2008

California, CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Vol. 23 No. 05 May 2008

In this month's roundup of land use news: The Los Angeles City Planning Commission president gets her wish – a lawsuit against the city; Rancho San Juan conflict settled in Monterey County; planning director's role as head of LAFCO upheld by court; Napa County grand jury scrutinizes farmworker housing cost overruns.

In Brief: LAO Recommends Salton Sea Legislation

Feb 29, 2008

CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Vol. 23 No. 03 Mar 2008

This month's news roundup: The Legislative Analyst's Office has recommended that state lawmakers take charge of the Salton Sea restoration efforts; Stockton makes progress in court; the Coastal Commission runs a marathon; Santa Monica's mall closes for an overhaul.

Fight For Fanita Ranch Resumes

Feb 5, 2008

California, CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Vol. 23 No. 02 Feb 2008

News from around California: The battle continues over Santee's Fanita Ranch; a Congressional commission recommends tripling the gas tax; Bay Area builders go green; Caltrans demands a refund from Placentia; global warming suit dropped in San Bernardino County; Diablo Grande goes on the market; the historic Cocoanut Grove falls; proposed Barstow casinos die; Madera County water controversy roils; San Bernardino corruption figures must pay up; San Francisco Supervisor forced to resign; local taxing authority explained.

San Francisco Strengthens Building Standards

Dec 28, 2007

CP&DR Staff, Downtown planning, In Brief, San Francisco, Vol. 23 No. 01 Jan 2008

A roundup of green news: San Francisco may soon have the most stringent environmental building standards in the country; the state's "million solar roofs initiative" gets a slow start; new Oakland office tower would be among the tallest and greenest.

City Ordered to Pay Landowner $36.8 Million

Dec 27, 2007

CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Takings, Vol. 23 No. 01 Jan 2008

A federal judge has told Half Moon Bay to pay a property owner for making his property unbuildable; Placer County has sued a former planning commissioner for alleged Subdivision Map Act improprieties; government agencies are suing over a San Diego State expansion plan; Humboldt County has dropped proposed timber zoning resrictions; and more news about flood issues in Sacramento.

News In Brief: UC Merced Community Advances; Developer Awarded $89 Million

Dec 4, 2007

California, CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Vol. 22 No. 12 Dec 2007

News from around the state includes a ruling against opponents of a new community planned next to the University of California, Merced, campus; a jury's award of $89 million to Southern California developer Rick Caruso; final approval of a multiple-species habitat conservation plan for the Coachella Valley; and redevelopment accounting discrepancies found by the state controller's office.

Developers Get A Break In Manteca

Oct 29, 2007

CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Vol. 22 No. 11 Nov 2007

The Manteca City Council offers a time extension on permits and fee deadlines to developers, Wal-Mart's impact on global warming is questioned in Perris, the Dyer Mountain project in Lassen County has been approved but expected to be put on hold, and the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley has released the first of their annual reports on the state of the valley.

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