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Another Big Deal in Long Beach

Aug 1, 1998

Deals, Morris Newman, Vol. 13 No. 08 Aug 1998

Four years is a long time in most life situations. In four years, a child can learn to walk, talk, and become a social being. A stand of bamboo can grow 20 feet. The governor of California can serve out a complete term, and a pair of flies can generate several billion offspring. But in the glacial pace of planning, four years is the blink of an eye. That's why the completion of the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific in the City of Long Beach is such a notable accomplishment. After a public investment...

Battle Over Dam in Monterey

Aug 1, 1998

Environment Watch, Larry Sokoloff, Vol. 13 No. 08 Aug 1998

For twenty years, water planning on the Monterey Peninsula has been in a stalemate, as local voters have turned down proposals to increase the water supply in the region. Now, a bill moving through the legislature may finally bring resolution to the matter - or complicate things further. The bill, AB 1182, by Assemblyman Fred Keeley, D-Santa Cruz, would require a special election to choose between either building a dam on the Carmel River or moving forward with a plan developed by the Public Util...

Sacramento Yields Few BIg Bills in ‘98 Session; Some Minor Proposals Remain Alive

Aug 1, 1998

Featured Articles, Vol. 13 No. 08 Aug 1998, William Fulton

With the election-year session coming to a close, the California Legislature has not moved aggressively on most issues associated with planning and development. A deal to place a multibillion-dollar school bond on the November ballot may still materialize - and if it does it could repeal or reform the state's long-standing Mira doctrine on school impact fees. A constitutional amendment to permit sales-tax sharing is still moving forward, as it a minor revision of the housing element law and a few...

School Plan for Williamson Act Land Creates Conflict

Aug 1, 1998

Morris Newman, Vol. 13 No. 08 Aug 1998

A proposal to build a high school on farmland under Williamson Act protection has set off fireworks between local farmers and the school district in San Luis Obispo County. "This is the first time that we have seen such a controversy" over a public benefit acquisition of Williamson Act land, said Will Dale, staff attorney for the state Department of Conservation. Notwithstanding, the furor may presage similar conflicts as the agendas of farmland preservation and school construction crash head o...