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Segmentation, Lack of Review Sink L.A. Port Expansion Project
Segmentation, Lack of Review Sink L.A. Port Expansion Project

Dec 1, 2002

California Environmental Quality Act, CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Los Angeles County, Vol. 17 No. 12 Dec 2002

A state appellate court has halted a project at the Port of Los Angeles because the city never studied the development's environmental impacts. The court rejected the city's arguments that the project was covered by a 1997 environmental impact report and a 2000 subsequent EIR because the project had not been contemplated in 1997, and there was no evidence the 2000 study considered the project.
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Invisible Class Speaks Up About Downtown L.A.
Invisible Class Speaks Up About Downtown L.A.

Aug 1, 2001

Deals, Downtown planning, Los Angeles County, Morris Newman, Vol. 16 No. 08 Aug 2001

Here is a twist on the familiar story of neighborhood groups negotiating with developers: The two sides did not limit their discussion to traffic congestion. On the table were a surprisingly wide array of social and environmental concerns, including hiring guarantees, wage levels, job safety and affordable housing.
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City, County Continue Battle For Control Of Santa Clarita Valley
City, County Continue Battle For Control Of Santa Clarita Valley

Jan 1, 2001

Local Watch, Los Angeles County, New cities, Paul Shigley, Vol. 16 No. 01 Jan 2001

It's not every day that a city places a full-page newspaper advertisement demanding a larger sphere of influence. Yet that is just what the City of Santa Clarita did last fall — on the same day it placed another full-page ad in the Los Angeles Times complaining about a gravel quarry proposed outside the city limits. The splashy advertisements are just one part of the latest round in the City of Santa Clarita's long fight with Los Angeles County over control of one of the state's fastest growing areas.
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No Taking, Says State High Court: Justices Overrule Appeal Court In Malibu Coast Case
No Taking, Says State High Court: Justices Overrule Appeal Court In Malibu Coast Case

Jun 1, 1998

Coastal development, Larry Sokoloff, Legal Digest, Los Angeles County, Vol. 13 No. 06 Jun 1998

In an important decision on taking law, a divided California Supreme Court has ruled that a temporary taking did not occur when an erroneous decision by the California Coastal Commission delayed a property owner's plans to build a house in Malibu. The case is likely to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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