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City, County Continue Battle For Control Of Santa Clarita Valley
City, County Continue Battle For Control Of Santa Clarita Valley

Jan 1, 2001

Local Watch, Los Angeles County, New cities, Paul Shigley, Vol. 16 No. 01 Jan 2001

It's not every day that a city places a full-page newspaper advertisement demanding a larger sphere of influence. Yet that is just what the City of Santa Clarita did last fall — on the same day it placed another full-page ad in the Los Angeles Times complaining about a gravel quarry proposed outside the city limits. The splashy advertisements are just one part of the latest round in the City of Santa Clarita's long fight with Los Angeles County over control of one of the state's fastest growing areas.
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Steve Nissen
Steve Nissen

Jan 1, 2001

Paul Shigley, Q&A, Vol. 16 No. 01 Jan 2001

Steven Nissen became acting director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Research in April 2000 and the appointment has since become permanent. Besides advising the governor and carrying out his interests, OPR provides assistance to local government on land use planning issues. The office is responsible for preparing CEQA Guidelines and General Plan Guidelines, and it operates the state clearinghouse for environmental impact reports. Besides his role at OPR, Nissen serves as a governor's s...
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Infrastructure Concerns Generate Reports and Studies Aplenty
Infrastructure Concerns Generate Reports and Studies Aplenty

Jan 1, 2001

Paul Shigley, Public Development, Vol. 16 No. 01 Jan 2001

California's system for generating and distributing electricity — which has attracted little attention from the public and most policymakers in the past — became topic number one in December and January when extraordinary efforts by the state and federal governments were needed to keep the lights on. But the electricity concerns is only the latest in a series of recent efforts that focus on the state's infrastructure Transportation planners are wrestling with daunting growth projections for Southern C...
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