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In Brief: Central Valley Economy Continues To Suffer

Nov 9, 2009

Central Valley, CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Vol. 24 No. 15 Nov 2009 - 1

News from around the state: Already a very poor region, the Central Valley's problems have become worse because of the recession; two Sacramento planning department have been put on leave because of a building permit scandal; the California Redevelopment Association has sued the state for taking $2 billion of tax increment; federal agencies agree to speed the review of new electricity transmission corridors.

In Brief: Beaumont Removed From Regional Transportation Program

Oct 22, 2009

CP&DR Staff, Development impact fees, In Brief, Riverside County, Vol. 24 No. 14 Oct 2009 - 2

In this roundup of the news: The Western Riverside Council of Governments has removed the City of Beaumont from a regional transportation program because, the council says in a lawsuit, Beaumont has spent impact fees that were intended for the program; Santa Barbara County has finally adopted a plan for the Santa Ynez Valley; dam removal on the Klamath River comes closer to reality.

In Brief: Elusive Los Osos Wastewater Project Advances

Oct 6, 2009

CP&DR Staff, In Brief, San Luis Obispo County, Vol. 24 No. 13 Oct 2009 - 1

News from around the state: A wastewater collection system and treatment plant for the Central Coast town of Los Osos has been approved for a second time, which could end a 21-year-old building moratorium; an appellate court has upheld a 1,200% development fee hike in Manteca despite development agreements; the state has dropped an appeal of a judge's ruling blocking a shift of redevelopment tax increment from local redevelopment agencies to schools.

In Brief: Sonoma County Abandons Russian River Water Plan

Sep 18, 2009

CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Sonoma County, Vol. 24 No. 12 Sep 2009 - 2, Water

News from around the state: Sonoma County drops plans to take more water from the Russian River, angering cities; CSU Monterey Bay agrees to mitigate some of its off-campus impacts; Lake County may get a fourth Indian casino.

In Brief: Bakersfield Development Freeze Warms

Sep 2, 2009

CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Kern County, Vol. 24 No. 11 Sep 2009 - 1

In this roundup of state land use news: A proposed freeze of processing development applications in Bakersfield fails to solidify; Kern County supervisors reject a subdivision becuase of climate change; a judge rejects the EIR for high-speed rail in the Bay Area; landscape architects produce a sustainability guide.

In Brief: OC Planning Department Crisis Continues

Aug 19, 2009

CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Orange County, Vol. 24 No. 10 Aug 2009 - 2

In this roundup of news: The Orange County planning director resigns only days after the Board of Supervisors ordered a task force to overhaul the department; Irvine amends its agreement with developers of the old El Toro base; Stockton's downtown redevelopment takes a hit; Santee sues San Diego County over jail expansion; Palo Alto adopts a private street ballot initiative.

In Brief: 2-Year Subdivision Map Extension Approved

Jul 30, 2009

California, CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Subdivision Map Act, Vol. 24 No. 09 Aug 2009 - 1

In the latest roundup of California land use news: The governor signs urgency legislation extending the life of all tentative subdivision maps by two years; the Los Angeles MTA approves its first congestion pricing project; a Desert Hot Springs development dream becomes species habitat instead; a developer takes its case directly to Mendocino County voters.

In Brief: AG Challenges Pleasanton Growth Management

Jul 15, 2009

Alameda County, CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Vol. 24 No. 08 Jul 2009 - 2

This collection of news briefs from around the state includes Attorney General Jerry Brown's decision to join a lawsuit over Pleasanton's growth management ordinance; a court's rejection of the state's diversion of transit revenues to balance the general fund; approval of the Hollywood Park reuse plan; and the introduction of a new groundwater study and modeling tool for the Central Valley.

Researchers Question Value Of Enterprise Zones

Jun 26, 2009

California, CP&DR Staff, Economic development, In Brief, Vol. 24 No. 07 Jul 2009 - 1

There is no evidence that California's enterprise zone program – the state's largest economic development effort – has increased jobs in program areas, according to a Public Policy Institute of California study. "Our main finding is that, on average, enterprise zones have no effect on business creation or job growth," PPIC researchers Jed Kolko and David Neumark wrote.

Golf Course Built Without Permits Faces Uncertain Future

May 27, 2009

California, CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Vol. 24 No. 06 Jun 2009

In this month's roundup of land use news, both the developer of a Calaveras County golf course built without permits and the county must decide how to proceed after supervisors refused to approve the project after-the-fact; the Obama administation has reversed a controverial Bush-era Endangered Species Act rule; a conservation plan for an endangered salamander in Sonoma County has died; developer DMB Associates has announced it is abandoning a new town proposal in San Benito County but has a new 12,000-unit project in Redwood City; and a whistleblower lawsuit over redwoods logging has been settled.

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