CP&DR

In Brief

Sep 1, 2002

In Brief, other, Vol. 17 No. 09 Sep 2002

Make sure to check out CP&DR's monthly installment of the latest up and coming news and events in land use planning in California.

East Bay Works To Capture Biotechnology Manufacturing

Sep 1, 2002

Economic Development, Paul Shigley, Vol. 17 No. 09 Sep 2002

Three counties in the eastern Bay Area are in position to capitalize on a predicted boom in the biotechnology industry, according to a new report. Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano counties, in fact, could be in better position than other locales in the Bay Area to accommodate manufacturing and distribution of new biotech products.

Auburn Dam Dies 1,000 Deaths; This Time It Might Be For Good

Sep 1, 2002

Environment Watch, John Krist, Vol. 17 No. 09 Sep 2002

A ferocious debate that has raged for more than three decades over the fate of a river in the Sierra Nevada foothills appears likely to end soon with a whimper.

Don't Count On Growth Debate During This Year's Race For Governor

Sep 1, 2002

Insight, Vol. 17 No. 09 Sep 2002, William Fulton

Twelve years ago while running for governor against a knowledgeable growth management ex-mayor, Democrat Dianne Feinstein scribbled the word "growth" on her hand so she would not forget to bring it up in her debate with Republican Pete Wilson.

Infrastructure Fee Shortfall Plagues Modesto's Village I

Sep 1, 2002

Local Watch, Modesto, Paul Shigley, Vol. 17 No. 09 Sep 2002

An infrastructure fee shortfall for an 1,840-acre project in the City of Modesto could reach into the tens of millions of dollars and has become a major controversy in the Central Valley city.

Prevailing Wage Law Has Mixed Impact: Affordable Housing Projects Likely To Cost More

Sep 1, 2002

Featured Articles, Paul Shigley, Vol. 17 No. 09 Sep 2002

A new requirement that nearly every California development project built with any public subsidies — including many affordable housing projects — must be constructed with prevailing wage labor appears to be having an impact. But the effects may not be as substantial as some people fear, at least not yet.

School District Goes Shopping For New Campus

Sep 1, 2002

Deals, Morris Newman, Vol. 17 No. 09 Sep 2002

Some people react almost viscerally to the suggestion of combining schools with shopping centers, and with some reason. Education and retail are fundamentally different activities. Schools — at least our mental picture of them — are protective and cloistered, while shopping centers are bustling places wide open to the entire public. Like chocolate and onions, the two just do not seem to go together.

Santa Cruz County Second Unit Ordinance Survives

Sep 1, 2002

Legal Digest, other, Vol. 17 No. 09 Sep 2002

Landowners who filed a lawsuit contending that Santa Cruz County's second unit ordinance conflicted with state law should have filed suit when the county most recently amended the ordinance, not when the county applied the ordinance to conditional use permits, the Sixth District Court of Appeal has ruled.

Past Action By City Not Part Of Fair Market Value Equation, Court Holds

Sep 1, 2002

Legal Digest, other, Vol. 17 No. 09 Sep 2002

An appellate court has overturned a jury's verdict on the fair market value of property that the City of Ripon took through eminent domain. The appellate panel ruled that the trial judge allowed the jury to hear inadmissible evidence about how the city allegedly blocked development of the property to diminish its value.

Lawsuits Challenging Indio Project Addition Dismissed On Technicality

Sep 1, 2002

Legal Digest, other, Vol. 17 No. 09 Sep 2002

Challenges to a City of Indio redevelopment project area expansion from three other government agencies have been thrown out on a technicality by the Fourth District County of Appeal.