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Planning Manager - City of Long Beach

Nov 14, 2008

Permanent Redevelopment Funding Cut Proposed

Nov 12, 2008

Redevelopment agencies would permanently lose $400 million in annual tax increment revenues under a proposal from the Legislative Analyst's Office. That's about 9% of annual tax increment that would be shifted to schools in order to reduce the state's education funding obligation.

Do Difficult Choices And Little Money Spell Opportunity For Obama?

Nov 11, 2008

Barack Obama's background would suggest that he'll be a "HUD President" – but the president-elect also has a chance to weave together federal planning and development policies in a much broader way if he is not stymied by a staggering deficit.

November 18 Election Update: Another Transit Victory

Nov 5, 2008

California, CP&DR Staff, Elections

In balloting November 4 on local land use measures in California, slow-growth advocates won 22 of 39 elections. Opponents of development rejected an ambitious plan for the San Diego waterfront, endorsed a tight growth control initiative in Redondo Beach, and extended agricultural land protections in Napa and Solano County. But pro-growth forces won high-profile victories in Oxnard, where a subsequent vote requirement was proposed for most projects, and in Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, San Marcos and Redwood City.

Housing Market Sinks To New Depths

Nov 3, 2008

California, Housing, Paul Shigley, Vol. 23 No. 11 Nov 2008

The housing market slide that began during late 2006 and picked up speed in 2007 has become a full-fledged disaster in 2008. Housing starts are at their lowest level since anyone started keeping track, and prices continue to fall. Neither developers nor lenders are willing to start new projects, and analysts say the market may not turn around for at least three or four years.

19th, 21st Centuries Touch Hands In Clovis Plan

Nov 3, 2008

Fresno County, Morris Newman, Specific plans, Vol. 23 No. 11 Nov 2008

A charming anecdote from the childhood of the future Queen Victoria can be found in Lytton Strachey's classic biography. When still a young noblewoman of five or six, she is introduced to the aging King George IV. "Give me your paw," says the fat, dissolute monarch to the future Empress of India, who duly complies. At that moment, the biographer writes memorably, "Two ages touched hands."

Two ages also touch hands, in a metaphorical way, in the specific plan for Loma Vista in Clovis.

In Brief: Redevelopment Association Sues State

Nov 3, 2008

California, CP&DR Staff, In Brief, Vol. 23 No. 11 Nov 2008

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.

Public-Private Initiative Seeks A Green Valley In Inland Empire

Nov 3, 2008

Economic Development, Paul Shigley, Vol. 23 No. 11 Nov 2008

With an economy based on construction, shipping and warehousing, and heavy industry – and with some of the most conservative politics in the state – the Inland Empire would appear to be an unlikely place for a "green" movement. However, a public-private initiative is under way that seeks nothing less than a transformation of the region to one based on green technology and sustainable living.

UCLA Extension Seminar, Friday, November 14, 2008: Planning and Zoning Regulations and Practices

Oct 30, 2008

UCLA Extension Seminar: Planning and Zoning Regulations and Practices
Friday, November 14, 2008
Figueroa Courtyard
Downtown Los Angeles

LAFCOs, Cities, and Special Districts: The Challenge of Boundary Changes in the Future

Oct 30, 2008

Announcement

Joel Ellinwood: OPR Asks For The Time, CARB Explains How To Build A Watch

Oct 30, 2008

The old joke about the man on the street who asked a scientist for the time and instead got a two-hour lecture about how to build a watch (and the poor fellow never did find out what time it was) was played out again in Sacramento this week when the California Air Resources Board staff released its "Preliminary Draft Staff Proposal Recommended Approaches for Setting Interim Significance Thresholds for Greenhouse Gases" on Friday and presented it in a workshop on Monday.

The Unexpected Legacy Of Napa County's Measure J

Oct 29, 2008

A 50-year extension of Napa Valley's landmark initiative preserving agricultural land is widely expected to win approval on November 4. While Napa Valley's Measure P provides a ho-hum, it signifies just how much the political landscape has changed during the last two decades.

In Shadows Of Downtown, SD's Little Italy Thrives Again

Oct 29, 2008

Infill development, Larry Sokoloff, Redevelopment Watch, San Diego County, Vol. 23 No. 11 Nov 2008

Little Italy is one of San Diego's most popular neighborhoods today. In some ways a high-priced residential district with an Italian theme, Little Italy also provides an example of what a city can do to restore a down-on-its heels area. Twelve years ago, few had heard of this area north of downtown San Diego. But since the late 1990s, the area has grown and prospered.

Fish & Game Commission Ordered To Consider Salamander Protection

Oct 29, 2008

California, CP&DR Staff, Endangered Species Act, Legal Digest, Vol. 23 No. 11 Nov 2008

The California Fish and Game Commission must consider listing the California tiger salamander on the state endangered species list, the Third District Court of Appeal has ruled. The court determined that the Commission should have accepted a petition filed by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and considered adding the salamander to the list of species protected by the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). "The Commission acted outside the range of its discretion in denying the petition," the court concluded.

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