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Ninth Circuit Upholds State Water Quality Program

Jul 1, 2002

Legal Digest, other, Vol. 17 No. 07 Jul 2002

Two rulings by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the setting of permissible pollution levels in surface waters offer a mixed review of the issue.

Company Is Allowed to Contest Review Of A Competitor's Project

Jul 1, 2002

Legal Digest, other, Vol. 17 No. 07 Jul 2002

A garbage company can challenge the environmental review of a competitor's proposed trash processing facility because the garbage company was enforcing a public duty of a local government, the Fourth District Court of Appeal has ruled.

City Can Regulate Use Of State Conservancy Property, Court Rules

Jul 1, 2002

Legal Digest, other, Vol. 17 No. 07 Jul 2002

The City of Malibu can regulate the use of land owned by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, the Second District Court of Appeal has ruled.

U.S. Supreme Court Will Review Lawsuit From California Developer

Jul 1, 2002

Legal Digest, other, Vol. 17 No. 07 Jul 2002

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to review a Clean Water Act case from California's Central Valley. The case involves the federal government's ability to regulate agricultural activity in wetlands.

The 55% Solution: Local School Bonds Winning Easy Approval

Jun 1, 2002

other, Public Development, Vol. 17 No. 06 Jun 2002

California is on the verge of an unprecedented surge in school construction. State voters' willingness to lower the threshold of approval for local school bonds from two-thirds to 55% has drastically increased the number of bonds issued by districts. If state voters approve the two largest bonds in California history — $12.5 billion in November and $13 billion in March 2004 — school construction would take off.

'In-Lieu Franchise Fee' Invalidated for Lack of Connection to Costs

Jun 1, 2002

Legal Digest, other, Vol. 17 No. 06 Jun 2002

Flat-rate "franchise fees" that the City of Roseville charges customers of its municipal water, sewer and refuse collections systems are in violation of Proposition 218, the Third District Court of Appeal has ruled.

Opponents of Hazardous Materials Dump Win Right to State Hearing

Jun 1, 2002

Legal Digest, other, Vol. 17 No. 06 Jun 2002

Opponents of a proposed expansion of a hazardous waste dump in rural Kern County took the proper steps to earn a hearing before a state-appointed appeals board, the Fifth District Court of Appeal has ruled in one of its rare published opinions.

State Supreme Court to Decide Special Water District Water, Fire Fee Case

Jun 1, 2002

Legal Digest, other, Vol. 17 No. 06 Jun 2002

The State Supreme Court has accepted for review a Proposition 218 case from Shasta County. All seven justices voted to review the decision in Richmond v. Shasta Community Services District, No. S105078 (see CP&DR Legal Digest, April 2002).

In Brief

Jun 1, 2002

In Brief, other, Vol. 17 No. 06 Jun 2002

CP&DR's In Brief section contains short news notices and notes.

Complete Text, Nevada County Property Owner Reimbursement Process Initiative

Jun 1, 2002

other, Vol. 17 No. 06 Jun 2002

the full text of the Nevada County 2002 "Property Owner Reimbursement Process Initiative" is contained in this article. For context on the article, make sure to see Paul Shigley's featured article in this same June 2002 edition of CP&DR, entitled "Local Takings Initiative Heads to Ballot."

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