Vol. 20 No. 07 Jul 2005
Monterey County Election Update: No Might Mean Yes
6 June 2007 - 9:28am | Author: CP&DR Staff
Monterey County voters rejected a general plan initiative while sending mixed signals on a general plan update adopted by the county. Voters also rejected a 1,100-unit subdivision during a special election on Tuesday.
The “no” side won all four ballot measures, even though two of the no votes conflicted with each other in the contentious and confusing election with a low turnout.
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The “no” side won all four ballot measures, even though two of the no votes conflicted with each other in the contentious and confusing election with a low turnout.
Price: $2.95School Fees Controversy Swirls Around Los Banos
1 July 2005 - 12:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyFor nearly seven years, the controversy over school impact fees has appeared to be an issue of the past. However, skirmishes have broken out in Merced County that could presage an end to the statewide peace regarding school fees.
Price: $2.95SF Hotel's Takings Suit Concludes
1 July 2005 - 12:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyProperty owners who contend that the government has taken their property without just compensation must press their monetary claims in state court and might never get to argue in federal court.
Price: $2.95Failure To Fight Redevelopment Administratively Dooms Landowner's Court Case
1 July 2005 - 12:00am | Author: CP&DR StaffA redevelopment plan covering more than 10,000 acres in San Jose has been upheld by the Sixth District Court of Appeal. The court ruled that the city had proven that blight existed in the six sub-areas of the project.
Price: $2.95Beverly Hills Gets Future Project At 2004 Prices
1 July 2005 - 12:00am | Author: Morris NewmanIn commodity futures markets, investors agree to pay a price today for the unknown cost of goods some time in the future. The City of Beverly Hills does not play the futures market, at least to my knowledge.
Price: $2.95City's Building Permit Revocation For Planned Autopsy Clinic is Upheld
1 July 2005 - 12:00am | Author: CP&DR StaffThe City of Los Angeles was correct to revoke a building permit even though the permit holder had spent more than $200,000 on real estate and construction as a result of the city's advice and permit, the Second District Court of Appeal has ruled.
Price: $2.95Pebble Beach Project Sets Up Conflict Between State, County
1 July 2005 - 12:00am | Author: Eric KanclerA proposed golf course and housing development amid the imperiled Monterey pines of Pebble Beach's Del Monte Forest has set up a confrontation between Monterey County and the California Coastal Commission.
Price: $2.95State Supreme Court To Consider Water Supply For 22,500-Unit Project
1 July 2005 - 12:00am | Author: CP&DR StaffThe state Supreme Court has accepted for review a California Environmental Quality Act case involving the water supply for a huge project in Sacramento County.
Price: $2.95Property Rights Movement Experiences June Swoon In Federal, State Courts
1 July 2005 - 12:00am | Author: William FultonA few weeks ago, property rights advocates lost three big court cases. It's not unusual for June to be an important month for legal opinions because the U.S. Supreme Court wraps up its work before going on summer hiatus. But it is usual for property owners to go oh-for-June.
Price: $2.95Coastal Commission Survives
1 July 2005 - 12:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyThe California Coastal Commission has survived one of most direct assaults on its existence since the Commission's establishment in 1976. Property owners, who have chafed for years at the Coastal Commission's land use restrictions, had hoped to have the Commission's makeup declared unconstitutional, but the California Supreme Court unanimously upheld the current system in a ruling issued June 23.
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