A redevelopment agency may sue a landowner to force cleanup of contaminated property within a redevelopment project area, the Fourth District Court of Appeal has ruled. The court further held that the redevelopment agency need not have expended resources on the cleanup before filing a lawsuit.
A state law that requires developers of housing within the coastal zone to provide low- and moderate-income units does not apply in instances where all of the actual dwelling units are built outside the zone.
The City of Milpitas has adopted an ambitious specific plan for the heart of town, yet the city's approach to implementing the plan relies heavily on private investors.
