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Deal is Close on Citrus Heights Case

Jun 1, 1998

Local Watch, Morris Newman, Vol. 13 No. 06 Jun 1998

The end of the decade-long battle between the City of Citrus Heights and Sacramento County may be soon approaching, if the city and the county can agree to a new formula under which the city will make annual payments to the county. The negotiations underscore the confusion and acrimony created by the 1992 law which requires cities to make tax revenue payments to counties under the doctrine of "revenue neutrality." In early 1996, Citrus Heights was scheduled to make the first of 25 annual payments...

Gotch Hired to Run CALAFCO

Jun 1, 1998

CP&DR Staff, Local Watch, Vol. 13 No. 06 Jun 1998

Mike Gotch, who carried an important Local Agency Formation Commission bill as a member of the state Assembly, has signed on with the California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions as executive officer. Gotch's hiring is viewed as an attempt by CALAFCO to regain lost clout. The organization has dwindled in membership in recent years. In addition, disgruntled participants in the LAFCO process - including developers and special districts - are increasingly "going around" their local LAFCOs...

More Developers File Suit to Stop Citizen Protest

Nov 1, 1990

CP&DR Staff, Featured Articles, Vol. 05 No. 11 Nov 1990

In increasing numbers, developers throughout the state are suing citizen groups -- and individual citizens -- who oppose their projects. But most of these so-called "SLAPP" lawsuits seem to be failing, and some have even backfired as citizens have countersued against the developers. In increasing numbers, developers throughout the state are suing citizen groups -- and individual citizens -- who oppose their projects. But most of these so-called "SLAPP" lawsuits seem to be failing, and some have even backfired as citizens have countersued against the developers.

Amid a Crowd of Imitators, Can Hollywood Stage a Comeback?

Nov 1, 1990

Deals, Morris Newman, Vol. 05 No. 11 Nov 1990

It's the archetypal Hollywood tourist scene. Visitors compare their handprints with those of stars at the Chinese Theater. They gawk at a premiere at the El Capitan. They point to names lit up on neon marquees, and recite the names enshrined in terrazzo on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.