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Public Utilities: City Can't Impose Regs on Gas Co. Sand Removals

Jul 1, 1998

CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Vol. 13 No. 07 Jul 1998

Reiterating earlier court decisions stating that "neither the public nor a public service corporation could tolerate as many standards and policies as there were towns, cities, or boroughs through which they operated," the Fourth District Court of Appeal has ruled that the City of Carlsbad may not require San Diego Gas & Electric Co. to remove dredged sand from its beach. San Diego Gas & Electric has dredged the Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad ever since the early '50s, when it first constructed the ...

County-by-County Roundup

Jul 1, 1998

CP&DR Staff, Vol. 13 No. 07 Jul 1998

El Dorado County Voters rejected a measure that would restrict housing density levels and force public referendums on three proposed major residential developments. Measure A: No, 54.5% Marin County City of Fairfax Voters turned down a proposal to rezone the site of the Marin Town and Country Club to allow the construction of 45 homes and the creation of a 14.5 acre park site. Measure C, No: 77.9 %. San Diego County City of San Diego Voters overwhelmingly approved a plan to finance a...

NEPA: Court Says EIR Required for Federal Timber Site

Jun 1, 1998

CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Vol. 13 No. 06 Jun 1998

Overturning a trial judge in Idaho, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the U.S. Forest Service erred in not preparing an environmental impact statement for a proposed timber sale in Idaho. U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill had ruled that the Forest Service's environmental assessment and subsequent findings of no significant impact were adequate. But a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit disagreed, saying that the Forest Service had not adequately examined the impact ...

Gotch Hired to Run CALAFCO

Jun 1, 1998

CP&DR Staff, Local Watch, Vol. 13 No. 06 Jun 1998

Mike Gotch, who carried an important Local Agency Formation Commission bill as a member of the state Assembly, has signed on with the California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions as executive officer. Gotch's hiring is viewed as an attempt by CALAFCO to regain lost clout. The organization has dwindled in membership in recent years. In addition, disgruntled participants in the LAFCO process - including developers and special districts - are increasingly "going around" their local LAFCOs...

More Developers File Suit to Stop Citizen Protest

Nov 1, 1990

CP&DR Staff, Featured Articles, Vol. 05 No. 11 Nov 1990

In increasing numbers, developers throughout the state are suing citizen groups -- and individual citizens -- who oppose their projects. But most of these so-called "SLAPP" lawsuits seem to be failing, and some have even backfired as citizens have countersued against the developers. In increasing numbers, developers throughout the state are suing citizen groups -- and individual citizens -- who oppose their projects. But most of these so-called "SLAPP" lawsuits seem to be failing, and some have even backfired as citizens have countersued against the developers.