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San Diego Wins High-Profile Eminent Domain Case

Oct 29, 2007

CP&DR Staff, Eminent domain, Legal Digest, San Diego County, Vol. 22 No. 11 Nov 2007

A San Diego merchant who has become one of the state's leading fighters against eminent domain has not only lost his appeal of a trial court decision upholding the taking of his shop, but he has also lost a $9 million award of compensation and attorneys' fees.

9th Circuit Rejects All Challenges To San Luis Obispo County Law

Oct 29, 2007

California Environmental Quality Act, CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, San Luis Obispo County, Vol. 22 No. 11 Nov 2007

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a mobile home park owner's attempt to invalidate San Luis Obispo County's mobile home rent control ordinance.

Developers Get A Break In Manteca

Oct 29, 2007

CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Vol. 22 No. 11 Nov 2007

The Manteca City Council offers a time extension on permits and fee deadlines to developers, Wal-Mart's impact on global warming is questioned in Perris, the Dyer Mountain project in Lassen County has been approved but expected to be put on hold, and the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley has released the first of their annual reports on the state of the valley.

No Subdivision Rules: Take That To The (Mitigation) Bank

Sep 24, 2007

CP&DR Staff, Endangered Species Act, Legal Digest, Vol. 22 No. 10 Oct 2007

The creation of a "land bank" and the subsequent sale of mitigation credits within the bank is not subject to requirements of the Subdivision Map Act, according to the attorney general's office.

What's A Business Worth? City Says Not Much; Court Disagrees

Sep 24, 2007

CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Los Angeles County, Redevelopment, Vol. 22 No. 10 Oct 2007

An appellate court has upheld the awarding of $200,000 for lost goodwill to a business owner whose shop was taken by the Inglewood Redevelopment Agency, even though the business had mostly lost money.

Highway 4 Dedication Demand Ruled Constitutional

Sep 24, 2007

Contra Costa County, CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Takings, Vol. 22 No. 10 Oct 2007

The requirement that two Antioch property owners dedicate land for a new highway bypass when they develop their property is constitutional, the First District Court of Appeal has ruled.

Billboard Company's Lawsuit Tossed For Lack Of Standing

Sep 24, 2007

California Environmental Quality Act, CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Los Angeles County, Vol. 22 No. 10 Oct 2007

A billboard company may not bring a California Environmental Quality Act lawsuit over the City of West Hollywood's amended sign ordinance, the Second District Court of Appeal has ruled.

Court Smacks Down EIR Request And Other Court's Different Ruling

Sep 24, 2007

California Environmental Quality Act, CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Los Angeles County, Vol. 22 No. 10 Oct 2007

A new environmental impact report is not required for a drastically modified high-rise project proposed in downtown Los Angeles, because there is substantial evidence that a 2005 addendum to a 1989 EIR was sufficient, the Second District Court of Appeal has ruled.

Second District Court Rejects EIR and Halts Playa Vista Development

Sep 24, 2007

CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Los Angeles County, Vol. 22 No. 10 Oct 2007

Playa Vista development in Los Angeles gets put on hold again, Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge tells city and UC to play nice, a San Luis Obispo landowner sues after winning approval to develop, State Auditor keeps busy with both good marks and ultimatums, and Glendale approves two residential towers downtown.

An Interview With Mark Hinshaw

Sep 18, 2007

CP&DR Staff, Downtown planning, Q&A, Vol. 22 No. 10 Oct 2007

Seattle-based planner, architect and journalist Mark Hinshaw identifies a back-to-the-urban-core trend, in which people who have rejected suburban uniformity are choosing to live instead in dense, diverse urban environments. He explains his findings and theories in an interview with CP&DR.

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