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9th Circuit Reinstates Jury Award; City Must Pay $3 Million in Damages

Jul 1, 2001

Legal Digest, other, Vol. 16 No. 07 Jul 2001

A jury's award of $3 million to a Desert Hot Springs developer who sued the city for violating the Fair Housing Act has been reinstated by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

New Power Plants Fill California Energy Commission Agenda -- Feature Article Sidebar

Jul 1, 2001

Featured Articles, Paul Shigley, Vol. 16 No. 07 Jul 2001

Waterfront Plaza Helps Downtown Stockton Turn the Corner

Jul 1, 2001

Economic Development, Paul Shigley, Vol. 16 No. 07 Jul 2001

The City of Stockton in June completed a brownfield reuse project that some people view as a milestone in the slow rebirth of the downtown of the San Joaquin County seat.

In Brief

Jul 1, 2001

In Brief, other, Vol. 16 No. 07 Jul 2001

Court upholds 1999 Election That Overturned ‘Prezoning' for Project

Jul 1, 2001

Legal Digest, other, Vol. 16 No. 07 Jul 2001

An appellate court has upheld a voters' decision on a City of Pleasanton referendum that effectively blocked an 89-unit subdivision. In upholding the election, the unanimous three-judge panel of the First District, Division One, rejected the developer's argument that the election resulted in zoning that was inconsistent with the city's general plan and, therefore, should be overturned. Instead, the court ruled that the election only maintained the status quo and was a valid exercise of the re

The Battle Over Blight Threatens to Become California's Hundred Years' War

Jul 1, 2001

Insight, Redevelopment, Vol. 16 No. 07 Jul 2001, William Fulton

Sometimes it seems like California has been reforming redevelopment law longer than it took the original urban blight to be created.

Housing and Transit Coexist in Mountain View

Jul 1, 2001

Morris Newman, Places, Vol. 16 No. 07 Jul 2001

Commuter rail has a perception problem. If everybody wants to live near to a train, nobody wants to live directly on the line. Trains are dangerous, noisy, kick up dust and push down the price of homes bordering the rails — or so we believe. Fear and misunderstanding of the impacts of commuter rail, in fact, have led to some very volatile politics among homeowners, and that, in turn, has led to some unfortunate planning decisions.

New Urbanist Principles Adopted by Central Valley Commuter Town

Jul 1, 2001

Fresno County, Local Watch, Paul Shigley, Specific plans, Vol. 16 No. 07 Jul 2001

Determined to maintain its identity as a "nice valley town," the City of Reedley has adopted a specific plan that contains many of the precepts of traditional neighborhood design. The plan, adopted in January, covers Reedley's future growth areas — about 1,200 acres outside the city limits but inside the sphere of influence.

Reedly Plan Favor Pedestrians, Not Cars -- Local Watch Sidebar

Jul 1, 2001

Local Watch, Paul Shigley, Vol. 16 No. 07 Jul 2001

Appellate Panel Directs Trial Court, Agencies to Re-read Its Earlier Ruling

Jul 1, 2001

Legal Digest, other, Vol. 16 No. 07 Jul 2001

A state appellate court that ordered preparation of an environmental impact report on a Metropolitan Water Agency habitat conservation project has ruled that MWD cannot slice the project into smaller pieces and proceed without an EIR.