In Brief

Three very controversial projects appear to have reached an end. The Auburn Dam has officially dried up. An Orange County toll road has reached a dead end. A Baldwin Park redevelopment deal has died. » read more | add to cart

This month's roundup of land use news: SunCal places two more projects under bankruptcy protection; Desert Hot Springs finally gives up on a controversial resort development; Klamath River dams may crumble; Westlands Water District told to solve irrigation drainage problem; Caltrans launches policy plan website. » read more | add to cart

In this month's collection of land use news from around the state: The California Redevelopment Association has sued the state over a shift of revenues to schools; a San Diego property owner is ordered to pay the city $4.3 million in attorney fees; corruption in San Francisco; a CEQA lawsuit in Healdsburg; a subdivision in Tuolumne County; Sacramento acquires dilapidated downtown properties; land conservation in Sonoma County; Diablo Grande gets new owners; K rat critical habitat shrinks. » read more | add to cart

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In this month's roundup: The state auditor says the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is making strides; the state auditor releases the third report in a series on the plan to build a new death row at San Quentin; the largest deslination project in the country has received final approval; Hercules tries to grow smart; L.A. bans fast-food in the inner city. » read more | add to cart

In this month's roundup of news from around the state: A Los Angeles judge has toss out water quality officials' regional plan; researchers recommend building a peripheral canal; Whittier halts the expansion of hookah bars; and Temecula gets tough on owners of foreclosed houses. » read more | add to cart

In this month's roundup of state land use news: The state auditor is again raising questions about construction of a new death row at San Quentin; the State Water Resources Control Board is proposing an overhaul of the water regulatory system; the developer of a proposed Los Angeles project is suing the city for halting the review process; the company that owns the gigantic Newhall Ranch project has filed for bankruptcy. » read more | add to cart

In this month's roundup of news from around the state: Employment and civic engangement concerns confront the Riverside-San Bernardino metro area; a judge rules Carmel Valley incorporation is not a project for CEQA purposes; a different judge throws out an EIR for a Carmel Valley subdivision; hospital bonds fail in Sonoma and Stanislaus counties. » read more | add to cart

In this month's roundup of land use news: The Los Angeles City Planning Commission president gets her wish – a lawsuit against the city; Rancho San Juan conflict settled in Monterey County; planning director's role as head of LAFCO upheld by court; Napa County grand jury scrutinizes farmworker housing cost overruns. » read more | add to cart

This month's news roundup: The Legislative Analyst's Office has recommended that state lawmakers take charge of the Salton Sea restoration efforts; Stockton makes progress in court; the Coastal Commission runs a marathon; Santa Monica's mall closes for an overhaul. » read more | add to cart