Vol. 21 No. 12 Dec 2006
Taxpayer's Lawsuit Challenging Fort Ord Land Sale May Proceed
1 December 2006 - 1:00am | Author: CP&DR StaffA taxpayer lawsuit challenging the City of Seaside’s discounted sale of 105 acres of the closed Fort Ord military base to housing developers appears headed for trial.
Price: $2.95Court Provides Rare Support For EIR's Water Analysis
1 December 2006 - 1:00am | Author: CP&DR StaffIn one of the first published opinions upholding an environmental impact report’s water analysis, the Third District Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court’s ruling favoring opponents of a gravel mine proposed in Placer County.
Price: $2.95Approval Of Ballot Measures Intensifies City-UC Tension
1 December 2006 - 1:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyTwo ballot measures approved by Santa Cruz voters in November appear to have further strained the already difficult relationship between the city and the University of California.
Price: $2.95Feds Don't Submit 'Homework,' Lose Yellow-Legged Frog Ruling
1 December 2006 - 1:00am | Author: CP&DR StaffThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s determination that listing the Sierra Nevada Mountain yellow-legged frog as an endangered species was “warranted but precluded” has been rejected by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Price: $2.95Plumas Lake: Deadly Deal May Save Lives
1 December 2006 - 1:00am | Author: Morris NewmanIt’s a little hard to make out the houses in aerial photographs of the 1997 flood in south Yuba County. Only after a minute or two do we realize that we are not looking at floating detritus, but at the rooftops of homes nearly submerged in the brown water.
Price: $2.95Court Lashes State For Failing To Follow Statutory Review Process
1 December 2006 - 1:00am | Author: CP&DR StaffA state appellate court panel has chastised the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) for ignoring the California Environmental Quality Act during reviews of timber harvest plans.
Price: $2.95Despite Defeat Of Prop 90, More Voting On Land Use Restrictions Is Likely
1 December 2006 - 1:00am | Author: William FultonProposition 90 may have lost, but it hasn’t gone away for good. It is likely to be back in 2008.
Price: $2.95Downtown Stockton Awaits Private Investment
1 December 2006 - 1:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyIf you asked the average person to name a city that has professional sports, big-name entertainment, acres of waterfront park and dozens of historic buildings, not many people would say Stockton. But, in spite of its reputation as a crime-ridden, working-class place, downtown Stockton has all of the above — and more is on the way.
Price: $2.95Damages Award Thrown Out; Fallbrook PUD Faces New Trial
1 December 2006 - 1:00am | Author: CP&DR StaffA dispute between owners of property in northern San Diego County and a public utility district is headed for a new trial after the Fourth District Court of Appeal overturned a $2.3 million award of damages and compensation to the property owners.
Price: $2.95Despite His High Profile, Pombo Leaves Short Legacy
1 December 2006 - 1:00am | Author: John KristOf all the Election Day upsets in congressional races across the country, none was more surprising than the defeat of veteran Central Valley lawmaker Richard Pombo, who has represented California’s 11th District in the House of Representatives since 1992. The seven-term congressman, chair of the House Committee on Resources, was unseated by a candidate with virtually no political experience and little name recognition outside his immediate family.
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