San Francisco
San Francisco Strengthens Building Standards
28 December 2007 - 3:27pm | Author: CP&DR StaffA 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.
Price: $2.95Cal Supremes Modify CEQA Ruling, Decline Housing Element Case
29 October 2007 - 7:53pm | Author: CP&DR Staff
The state Supreme Court has modified its most recent California Environmental Quality Act ruling, but it rejected the losing side’s request for a re-hearing.Price: $2.95 » read more | add to cart
Price: $2.95Tenants Blocked from Challenging Apartment-To-Condo Conversion
29 August 2007 - 9:56am | Author: CP&DR Staff
A common method of converting rent-controlled apartments into for-sale condominiums in San Francisco has been upheld in a lawsuit filed by apartment tenants who alleged an unlawful business practice. The First District Court of Appeal ruled that the tenants had no right to bring the lawsuit.Price: $2.95 » read more | add to cart
Price: $2.95Court OKs Spending Of Building Permit Fees On Planning
24 July 2007 - 2:56pm | Author: Paul Shigley
San Francisco’s practice of using building permit fees to fund long-range planning has been upheld by the First District Court of Appeal. The court rejected arguments that the fee plan violated Proposition 13 and the city charter. Instead, the court ruled that long-range planning is sufficiently related to the regulation of building construction to justify the spending. Price: $2.95 » read more | add to cart
Price: $2.95ABAG Housing Plan Gets Smart
1 February 2007 - 1:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyThe Association of Bay Area Governments has adopted a methodology for distributing fair-share housing units that directs housing growth to existing urban areas, especially those with jobs and transit, and downplays the trend of extensive development on the Bay Area’s fringe.
Price: $2.95San Francisco Project Emphasizes Housing in Poor Neighborhood
1 September 2006 - 12:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyAlthough it’s city has been in the redevelopment business since 1948, San Francisco has recently created its largest redevelopment project area. The new, 1,300-acre Bayview Hunters Point project might also be the most controversial redevelopment project in a city where land use planning and development are always contentious.
Price: $2.95SF Hotel's Takings Suit Concludes
1 July 2005 - 12:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyProperty owners who contend that the government has taken their property without just compensation must press their monetary claims in state court and might never get to argue in federal court.
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