Is Obama's Tent Big Enough For All Land Use Constituencies?
Not since Lyndon Johnson more than 40 years ago has any president come into office with anything like the sky-high expectations about reforming urban policy that Barack Obama brings. But the various...
View ArticleL.A. Billboard Regulatory, Contractual Scheme Upheld
A 7-year-old City of Los Angeles ordinance prohibiting new off-site signs has been upheld by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which rejected the argument that the ban combined with a city...
View ArticleAir District's Dairy Rules Rejected For Lack Of Public Health Analysis
A San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District permitting process for dairies has been rejected by the Fifth District Court of Appeal because the district did not conduct an adequate...
View ArticlePower Plant Opponents Kicked Out Of 'Inappropriate Forum'
A challenge to a large power plant in western Riverside County has been rejected by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled that the plaintiffs could not contest the project in federal...
View ArticleEconomic Woes May Capsize Ambitious Plan For Queen Mary
After 76 years afloat, the RMS Queen Mary surely still draws stares from the cargo ship crews that call at the Port of Long Beach, where the Queen remains one of Southern California’s more incongruous...
View ArticleLandowner Loses Big Sur House Battle
In the latest installment in a feud between neighboring Big Sur property owners, the Sixth District Court of Appeal ruled that the Coastal Commission did not make the proper findings for approving a...
View ArticleCoastal Commission Fenced Out In Torrance
The Coastal Commission has no jurisdiction over a fence at the base of a coastal bluff in Torrance because a 1988 boundary agreement among state entities and landowners authorized the fence, the Second...
View ArticleBeachfront House Bypasses Coastal Commission
A decision by the Coastal Commission not to intervene in a dispute between Malibu property owners was upheld by the Second District Court of Appeal. The court affirmed the Commission’s refusal to...
View ArticleNews In Brief: LNG Terminated, Industry's Football Stadium, CEQA Litigation...
In this month's roundup of land use news: Another LNG terminal development has been scrapped; About 60 City of Industry voters have approved $500 million in bonds for infrastructure; A proposed private...
View ArticleConcord Base Reuse Plan Departs From Suburbia
The City of Concord has chosen a preferred alternative plan for reuse of the shuttered Concord Naval Weapon Station that emphasizes transit-oriented development and job growth while designating 65% of...
View ArticleBell's $35 Million Railroad Yard Expansion Gets Off Track
The City of Bell’s plan to purchase property from the federal government and lease it to a railroad for use as a truck yard has been stalled and possibly killed by an environmental justice...
View ArticleUptown Oakland Plan More Interesting Than You Think
Initially, the Uptown Oakland plan may not seem that exciting. But look closely, and you'll see heavy use of pleasant courtyard housing, the promise of better street life and close proximity to two...
View ArticleDecision Time On The Delta
Pressure is rising to “solve” the problems plaguing the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, and there are indications that state officials may start making difficult choices during 2009.The Governor’s...
View ArticleCourt Permits Landowner To Challenge Growth Control Extension
A state appellate court has cleared the way for a property owner to challenge an extension of a Morgan Hill growth control ordinance. The court ruled that the 10-year extension of an ordinance that was...
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