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Developers Get A Break In Manteca

Oct 29, 2007

CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Vol. 22 No. 11 Nov 2007

The Manteca City Council offers a time extension on permits and fee deadlines to developers, Wal-Mart's impact on global warming is questioned in Perris, the Dyer Mountain project in Lassen County has been approved but expected to be put on hold, and the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley has released the first of their annual reports on the state of the valley.

Committee Breaks Ice On Growth Management Debate

Oct 29, 2007

California, Featured Articles, Paul Shigley, Regional planning, Vol. 22 No. 11 Nov 2007

Growth management has been a nearly untouchable topic in the state capital since the 1980s. Only a handful of lawmakers and administration officials have been willing to discuss growth management, and then only indirectly.

LAO Raises Questions About Resources Land Acquisitions

Oct 26, 2007

California, Paul Shigley, Public Development, State agencies, Vol. 22 No. 11 Nov 2007

The State of California needs a better system for determining how much it pays for resource conservation lands, the Legislative Analyst's Office concluded in a lengthy report issued in October. Although the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) does not say directly that the state has overpaid when it bought forests, wetlands, beaches, habitat and open space, the implication is easy to draw.

Governor Vetoes 'Green' Building Standards, Other Land Use Bills

Oct 17, 2007

California, Legislation, Legislation, Paul Shigley, Vol. 22 No. 11 Nov 2007

Three bills that would have established "green" building standards for housing, commercial structures and state government buildings were vetoed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The governor also vetoed a controversial planning bill that would have limited cities' ability to satisfy regional fair-share mandates with non-residentially zoned properties.

Water Analysis Survives Court Scrutiny — But Only Briefly

Oct 16, 2007

California Environmental Quality Act, Legal Digest, Los Angeles County, Paul Shigley, Vol. 22 No. 11 Nov 2007

A water supply analysis for a proposed development in the Santa Clarita Valley has passed a California Environmental Quality Act test laid out earlier this year by the state Supreme Court. The Second District Court of Appeal ruled that the EIR for the West Creek project adequately addresses the likely availability of long-term water sources and the mitigation of a toxic pollutant in local wells.