Articles

Climate Change Adaptation Recommendations Result In Same Old Fight
Climate Change Adaptation Recommendations Result In Same Old Fight

Nov 9, 2009

California, Climate change, Insight, Vol. 24 No. 15 Nov 2009 - 1, William Fulton

If predictions about the impact of global warming are even half right, a lot of us are going to be quite literally swimming – or at least wading – through our daily lives in 30 or 40 years. Yet in the current debate about how the state should approach "adaptation" strategies, all parties are crouched in their typically unhelpful postures.
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NBC Universal's Growth Plans: A Monologue
NBC Universal's Growth Plans: A Monologue

Nov 9, 2009

Infill development, Los Angeles County, Morris Newman, Places, Vol. 24 No. 15 Nov 2009 - 1

NBC Universal has unveiled a master plan for buildout of its 391-acre property in the hills between Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley. Morris Newman offers his analysis by way of a dramatic monologue.
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Social Justice Advocates Make Case For Annexation
Social Justice Advocates Make Case For Annexation

Nov 9, 2009

Central Valley, Legal Digest, Paul Shigley, Stanislaus County, Vol. 24 No. 15 Nov 2009 - 1

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has given new life to a lawsuit alleging that the City of Modesto and Stanislaus County discriminated against four predominately Latino communities.
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Palos Verdes Estates' Aesthetics Topple Cell Phone Antennas
Palos Verdes Estates' Aesthetics Topple Cell Phone Antennas

Nov 9, 2009

CP&DR Staff, Los Angeles County, Telecommunications antennas, Vol. 24 No. 15 Nov 2009 - 1

A city may consider aesthetics in regulating the construction of telecommunications antennas, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The ruling is the latest in a series of court decisions upholding the authority of local government to decide where wireless antennas are located.
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Lengthy Capitola Litigation Returned To District Court
Lengthy Capitola Litigation Returned To District Court

Nov 9, 2009

CP&DR Legal Digest, Legal Digest, Santa Cruz County, Takings, Vol. 24 No. 15 Nov 2009 - 1

he Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals continues to crack open the door to property owners seeking compensation for what they claim is a government taking. In its most recent decision, the court ruled that the owner of a rent-controlled mobile home park in Capitola should have its day in federal District Court. This despite the fact that the U.S. District Court and two state courts ruled that a state court decision against the property owner should have settled the matter.
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CEQA Guidelines Changes Downplay Automobiles
CEQA Guidelines Changes Downplay Automobiles

Nov 9, 2009

California, California Environmental Quality Act, CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Vol. 24 No. 15 Nov 2009 - 1

The Natural Resources Agency has altered proposed amendments to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines. The changes appear to shift the focus of environmental analysis away from a project's effects on automobile traffic and toward impact on the overall transportation system.
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In Brief: Central Valley Economy Continues To Suffer
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.
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