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Airport's Tailspin Imperils Development in Ontario

by Josh Stephens on Dec 10, 2010

Economic development, General plans, Inland Empire, Josh Stephens, Local Watch, Ontario International Airport, San Bernardino County, Transportation, Vol. 25 No. 23 Dec 1 2010

The future of land use in the City of Ontario is up in the air. Literally.

Bay Area Commission Anticipates Sea Level Rise

Dec 10, 2010

California, Climate change, Coastal development, Featured Articles, Nate Berg, Vol. 25 No. 23 Dec 1 2010

With the advent of AB 32 and SB 375, California has adopted some of the world's leading anti-greenhouse gas laws. And yet, even according to conservative projections, certain very low-lying coastal areas may not survive.

Some of the state's most vulnerable land rings the San Francisco Bay, which is becoming a battleground in the latest round of climate change policy debates.

Local Agencies Gain Powerful Tool for Preserving Farmland

Dec 7, 2010

General plans, Katherine J. Hart, Legal Digest, Stanislaus County, Vol. 25 No. 23 Dec 1 2010

A program intended to preserve farmland, adopted pursuant to the county's general plan, has been upheld as reasonably related to adverse impacts of residential development on agricultural land by the Fifth District Court of Appeal. In addition, the unanimous three-judge appellate panel ruled the program is not in conflict with a state law prohibiting a local agency from conditioning the issuance of land use approvals on the granting of conservation easements.

Exemptions May Limit Local Impacts of Prop. 26

Dec 7, 2010

Bill Fulton, California, Development impact fees, Insight, Legislation, Proposition 26, Vol. 25 No. 23 Dec 1 2010

When voters emerge from the ballot box in California, you never know what the consequences are going to be.