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New Courthouses for Downtown Riverside
New Courthouses for Downtown Riverside

Feb 1, 1999

Public Development, Vol. 14 No. 02 Feb 1999, William Fulton

Downtown Riverside appears to be using the legal system as a revitalization tool - not by suing anybody, but by recruiting new courthouses. Last year, Riverside County agreed to finance construction of a $21 million federal courthouse in the same neighborhood as the county's Hall of Administration and County Courthouse. And in January, the Fourth District Court of Appeal moved from its longtime headquarters in downtown San Bernardino to a new courthouse adjacent to the federal site. The Court of App...
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Oakland Port Expansion Moves Forward with Mitigations
Oakland Port Expansion Moves Forward with Mitigations

Dec 1, 1998

Larry Sokoloff, Public Development, Vol. 13 No. 12 Dec 1998

The Port of Oakland is moving ahead with plans for a second dredging project to make it more attractive to larger ships. As part of the dredging some novel environmental restoration projects are planned, with a plan to fill a part of San Francisco Bay proving controversial to environmentalists. This past summer, the Port finished a $110 million dredging project to increase its depth from 38 feet to 42 feet. With an eye on remaining competitive in the future, the Port now wants to remove another eight ...
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A Lake for Downtown San Bernadino?
A Lake for Downtown San Bernadino?

Oct 1, 1998

Public Development, Vol. 13 No. 10 Oct 1998, William Fulton

Seeking to improve local groundwater problems and possibly expand redevelopment activities as well, the City of San Bernardino has created a joint-powers authority with a water district and an economic development agency to pursue some kind of "water feature" near downtown San Bernardino. The project would cover some 300 acres in the Base Line area north of the current downtown and might involve condemning some 900 parcels of land at a cost of more than $100 million. The San Bernardino Municipal W...
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