Limits On California Redevelopment

Decision against Mammoth Lakes project is the third in two years to say planners overreached. Cities fear the ruling will limit urban renewal.

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August 24, 2000, 10:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

A court decision invalidating a redevelopment zone in the Sierra ski town of Mammoth Lakes has city officials across California worried about new limits on urban renewal. Some planners worrt that the Mammoth decision, in particular, will make it tough to expand redevelopment zones or form new ones anywhere but in cities beset by classic slum conditions.

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FULL STORY: Cities Fear Ruling Will Limit Urban Renewal

Thursday, August 24, 2000 in The Los Angeles Times

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