Articles

9th Circuit Backs Injunction Halting Stockton's Code Enforcement Effort
9th Circuit Backs Injunction Halting Stockton's Code Enforcement Effort

by CP&DR Staff on Jan 1, 2005

Vol. 20 No. 01 Jan 2005

A federal injunction that halted the City of Stockton's code enforcement crackdown on dilapidated residential hotels has been upheld by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Gravel Quarry Approval Preceded Alameda County Measure, Court Rules
Gravel Quarry Approval Preceded Alameda County Measure, Court Rules

by CP&DR Staff on Jan 1, 2005

Vol. 20 No. 01 Jan 2005

A quarry in unincorporated Alameda County may go forward despite a potential conflict with a growth-control initiative that voters approved in 2000, an appellate court has ruled.

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Orange County's Ranch Plan Approved, But Detractors Persist
Orange County's Ranch Plan Approved, But Detractors Persist

by Eric Kancler on Jan 1, 2005

Local Watch, Vol. 20 No. 01 Jan 2005

Orange County has approved a plan to develop what many people see as the last important piece of the county's urban development puzzle. The Rancho Mission Viejo Ranch Plan, approved by the Board of Supervisors in November, proposes 14,000 housing units on 23,000 acres on the largest privately owned tract of land remaining in the county.

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