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Cal Supremes Define 'Construction' Narrowly In Victory For Long Beach
Cal Supremes Define 'Construction' Narrowly In Victory For Long Beach

Feb 1, 2005

CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Vol. 20 No. 02 Feb 2005

An animal shelter project in the City of Long Beach that was partially funded by the city was not subject to the prevailing wage law for public works projects that was in effect at the time, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
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Towers Threaten To Topple Planning in Santa Monica
Towers Threaten To Topple Planning in Santa Monica

by Morris Newman on Feb 1, 2005

Places, Vol. 20 No. 02 Feb 2005

Legend records that the dying Julius Caesar looks up to find his friend Brutus among his assassins. "Et tu, Brute?" (And you too, Brutus?) is his pathetic and much-quoted response. This tragic scene from the stage has nothing to do with land use politics in Santa Monica, of course - except for the smell of opportunism and something approaching betrayal of Santa Monica residents by their own city government. >>read more

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Q&A Naphtali Knox
Q&A Naphtali Knox

by Paul Shigley on Feb 1, 2005

Vol. 20 No. 02 Feb 2005

Naphtali Knox has been a planner since the late 1950s. Prior to starting his own consulting firm, Naphtali H. Knox & Associates, in 1981, he was a planner for the Air Force, the cities of Des Moines, Iowa, and Palo Alto, and the University of Chicago. In 2004, the California Chapter of the American Planning Association selected Knox for its leadership and service award. In March, he is scheduled to receive APA's national planning award for distinguished leadership by a professional planner. >>read more

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Caltrans Can Convert Bond-Funded Parkland To Highway, Court Rules
Caltrans Can Convert Bond-Funded Parkland To Highway, Court Rules

Feb 1, 2003

CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Vol. 20 No. 02 Feb 2005

Caltrans did not need legislative approval to acquire parkland that San Diego County had purchased earlier with state park bond money, the Fourth District Court of Appeal has ruled. The court rejected the argument from park supporters that Caltrans could not convert the land to road use without approval of the state Legislature.
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