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Ballot-Box Zoning Begets More Ballot-Box Zoning

Once they take hold, land use ballot measures are like dandelions. You cansnip away at them, but they keep coming back and multiplying.
8 May 2002 - 8:00am
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Praying For Land Use Relief

Local regulation of religious land uses has become the latest battlefield in California development.
2 May 2002 - 7:00am
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Supreme Court: Building Moratorium Was Not A Taking

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that a temporary building moratorium was not an unconstitutional taking of property rights.
24 April 2002 - 8:00am
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Los Angeles' Largest Infrastructure Project

Los Angeles' largest infrastructure project is open for business. It's the biggest project most people have never heard of.
18 April 2002 - 10:00am
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Economic Growth Without More People

A local economy can boom, even if the area's population is not growing.
10 April 2002 - 8:00am
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Cities Pressure San Francisco To Repair Hetch Hetchy

Worried about water reliability and feeling neglected, Bay Area water agencies are taking the situation into their own hands.
3 April 2002 - 7:00am
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Bush And Critters

It's how you interpret the species law, not what it says.
27 March 2002 - 8:00am
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Inside The Big Box

City meets big-box. City loses big-box. City wins big-box over with a big subsidy.
21 March 2002 - 8:00am
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Tax-Sharing Bill Forces Regionalism Issue

A California tax-sharing bill forces the regionalism issue, but opposition holds firm.
13 March 2002 - 9:00am
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Slow-Growth Side Narrowly Carries Election Day

Slow-growth advocates in California were victorious in eight of fourteen local ballot measure elections on March 5.
7 March 2002 - 7:00am
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Housing, Bonds Top CA Lawmakers' Priority Lists

Despite the lack of money -- or maybe because there is no money -- lawmakers could still pass a number of policy bills related to planning.
28 February 2002 - 12:00pm
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Cheaper, Better Desalination Gets A Fresh Look

Desal in SoCal? It may not be as far-fetched as you think.
22 February 2002 - 7:00am
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The Twin Towers Broader Legacy

New York's Twin Towers were part of an economic development deal that left a broad legacy in metropolitan New York.
6 February 2002 - 5:00am
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California's Hottest Land Use Legislation

Assembly Bill 680 might be the hottest land use measure this year. It divides up sales tax based on population and affordable housing.
1 February 2002 - 10:00am
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Preservation Or Housing? California Can't Decide

State policy encourages farmland preservation while at the same time mandating thousands of new homes in agricultural areas.
31 January 2002 - 8:00am
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Redondo's Heart Is At The Beach

Redondo Beach, CA, has what the city's chief planner considers aonce-in-a-lifetime opportunity to remake the coastal suburb.
23 January 2002 - 8:00am
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Terrorist Attack Refocuses Transportation Debate

Los Angeles International Airport was a mess six months ago, and it is a mess now. But it is a mess of an entirely different kind.
17 January 2002 - 7:00am
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2002's Top Land Use Supreme Court Case

The year's key land use case before the U.S. Supreme Court is a 32-month building moratorium an unconstitutional taking of property rights.
10 January 2002 - 9:00am
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Riverside County Plan Moves Forward

One of the most ambitious planning efforts in California history reaches the homestretch.
8 January 2002 - 7:00am
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Redevelopment Agency May Be Out Of Business

The biggest redevelopment agency in California may put itself out of business unless the state Legislature comes to the rescue.
4 January 2002 - 9:00am
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