Palo Alto claimed that in in-lieu downtown parking fee wasn't really a fee under the Mitigation Fee Act. But an appellate court ruled the other way -- and now Palo Alto developer Chop Keenan stands get almost $1 million back. >>read more

Pismo Beach tried to charge a self-storage facility $1.1 million in water fees. The company wanted to pay $62,000. Guess who won in court? >>read more

With dozens of other bills, the Legislature continued to put the squeeze on local governments in the housing arena in 2021. >>read more

City can't count cost of aquiring land it already obtained for free from the Navy. >>read more

Appellate court rejects idea that school fees calculations don't include interior hallways and other common space. >>read more