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Riverside County Fights Fire With Zoning

Jul 16, 2007

Paul Shigley, Riverside County, Vol. 22 No. 07 Jul 2007, Zoning

Riverside County is moving toward adopting restrictive zoning and even acquiring private property in high fire hazard areas.

Global Warming Becomes CEQA Issue

Jul 2, 2007

California, California Environmental Quality Act, Legislation, Paul Shigley, Vol. 22 No. 07 Jul 2007

Like a blast of hot air from the Santa Ana winds of fall, the push to address global warming in environmental impact reports has come on suddenly and with surprising intensity.

Coastal Commission Rejects Development in Monterey County

Jun 29, 2007

California, Corruption, CP&DR Staff, Eminent domain, In Brief, Initiatives and referendums, Takings, Vol. 22 No. 07 Jul 2007

The Coastal Commission has rejected Pebble Beach Company's Del Monte Forest plan in Monterey County, Placer County Board of Supervisors remove thier panning commissioner after published controversy, a superior court judge rejects San Francisco referendum petitions, Napa County begins processing an application for the largest project in county history, and Oregonians will vote on a takings ballot measure.

U.S. Supremes Decide on Liability

Jun 29, 2007

California, CP&DR Staff, Environmental justice, Legal Digest, Vol. 22 No. 07 Jul 2007

The U.S. Supreme Court has changed course on liability for the cleanup of contaminated properties under the Superfund law. In a unanimous decision, the court ruled that a private party undertaking voluntary environmental cleanup can sue another "potentially responsible party" to recover cleanup costs.

State Supremes Depublish Opinion On Water Analysis Case

Jun 29, 2007

CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Legislation, Monterey County, Vol. 22 No. 07 Jul 2007

The state Supreme Court has depublished a Sixth District Court of Appeal opinion in a case involving the water analysis for a 28-lot subdivision in northern Monterey County.

State Supreme Court Accepts Cases

Jun 29, 2007

California, CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Legislation, Vol. 22 No. 07 Jul 2007

The California Supreme Court has recently accepted for review three land use cases, including the court's fifth California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) case since 2003.

Court Allows Permit Enforcement Despite No Sanctions For 18 Years

Jun 29, 2007

CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Legislation, Monterey County, Vol. 22 No. 07 Jul 2007

The Coastal Commission had the authority to order removal of a private, three-hole golf course that violated development permit conditions, even though the course was in place for 18 years before the Commission took action, the Sixth District Court of Appeal has ruled.

Understated Project Description And Impacts Prompt EIR Rejection

Jun 29, 2007

California Environmental Quality Act, CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Merced County, Vol. 22 No. 07 Jul 2007

The environmental impact report for an aggregate mine expansion in Merced County has been invalidated by an appellate court because the document's description of the project was "curtailed and shifting," water and traffic impacts were understated, baseline assumptions were not identified and mitigation measures were deferred.

Capital Market Demands Coastal Exclusivity

Jun 29, 2007

Morris Newman, Orange County, Places, Redevelopment, Vol. 22 No. 07 Jul 2007

I simply adore being in Cannes, with its splendid, high-end hotels, its outdoor cafes, the elegantly turned-out couples strolling on the boulevard, the nearly naked young people frolicking at the water's edge, unembarrassed by their perfectly toned bodies and golden skin….What's that? I am mistaken? We're not on the Riviera? Oh, naughty carissima, you are trying to fool me with a cruel joke! This couldn't possibly be…Huntington Beach?

Election Moves Monterey County To Verge Of Policy Paralysis

Jun 29, 2007

Legislation, Local Watch, Monterey County, Paul Shigley, Vol. 22 No. 07 Jul 2007

Land use politics in Monterey County reached a new level of chaos in early June, when voters cast ballots on four land use measures but apparently resolved nothing. Voters provided conflicting direction on a general plan update adopted by the county, rejected a slow-growth general plan initiative, and overturned county approval of an 1,100-unit housing development.

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