Parking Reform Measure Strains Relationship Between Infill Developers,...
Josh Stephens There was a time when the biggest opponents to infill development were the interstate highway, the barbeque grill, and the American dream. Following the failure of Assembly Bill 710, you...
View ArticleKennedy to Guide Redevelopment Association While Lawsuit is Pending
Josh Stephens Jim Kennedy may have taken the most thankless job in all of California planning. The former planning director of Contra Costa County and longtime board member of the California...
View ArticleInsight: 100 Years After Introduction of Voter Initiatives, ‘Ballot-Box...
Bill Fulton This month – October 10, to be exact – marks the 100th anniversary of initiative and referendum in California. It’s hard to imagine that Gov. Hiram Johnson, the godfather of the...
View ArticleCaltrans Permitted to Hire Private Engineering Firms
William W. Abbott As with most things in life, one person’s gain is another person’s loss, and public-private partnerships are not exempt from these types of tradeoffs. To the state engineers and...
View ArticleDeveloper Liable for Obstruction of Illegal Billboard
Glen C. Hansen In the ongoing billboard wars that have taken place up and down the state in recent years, the advertisers have won the latest legal battle. In Hill v. San Jose Family Housing Partners,...
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