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Standardized Infill Projections Could Aid Planners
Standardized Infill Projections Could Aid Planners

Sep 1, 2003

Christopher Williamson, Research Reports, Vol. 18 No. 09 Sep 2003

Infill development is increasingly the best — or only — option for landlocked and built-out cities to add housing. However, estimating where and how much infill housing could realistically be developed are challenges.
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San Diego County Lagoon Restoration Projects Receive Mixed Reactions
San Diego County Lagoon Restoration Projects Receive Mixed Reactions

Sep 1, 2003

Environment Watch, Paul Shigley, Vol. 18 No. 09 Sep 2003

A long-planned 115-acre lagoon restoration project in Del Mar is on track after an appellate court rejected neighboring property owner's lawsuit over the restoration. Two to three years worth of work to restore San Dieguito lagoon could begin as soon as 2005.
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New State Growth Policies Could Accompany a New Governor
New State Growth Policies Could Accompany a New Governor

Sep 1, 2003

Insight, Vol. 18 No. 09 Sep 2003, William Fulton

It's perhaps premature to ask what changes smut peddler Larry Flynt would make to the General Plan Guidelines, or where buxom billboard celebrity Angelyne stands on the latest wrinkles in the California Environmental Quality Act. But with the recall election only a month away -- and two statewide propositions on the special ballot along with the recall -- it's not too early to speculate on how the whole October 7 circus will affect the world of planning and development in California.
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Fairfield Voters Will Decide on City's New Growth Strategy
Fairfield Voters Will Decide on City's New Growth Strategy

Sep 1, 2003

Local Watch, Paul Shigley, Vol. 18 No. 09 Sep 2003

The November election in the City of Fairfield could provide a significant indicator of how the city of 103,000 people will grow during coming years. After many years of supporting pro-growth officials, the electorate will cast ballots on a policy that requires voters to decide on changes to the Solano County city's urban limit line, which the City Council tightened last year.
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