ACWA 2015 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Workshop Thu, 09/10/2015 – Fri, 09/11/2015 Location: Waterfront Hotel near Jack London Square, Oakland ACWA’s 2015 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Workshop will take place Sept. 10-11 at the Waterfront Hotel near Jack London Square in Oakland. The workshop will include programs on topics such as: * State Board 101 […]
Continue ReadingThis morning the House Resources Committee issued a markup notice for nine bills, including H.R. 2898 the Western Water and American Food Security Act which was introduced by Congressman Valadao several weeks ago. The markup will begin at 4:00 EDT on Wednesday July 8th and will reconvene on Thursday July 9th at 10:00 a.m. to […]
Continue ReadingThe California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development We’ve posted articles to our California Land Use & Development Law Report on developments that we think will be of interest to you. Our report publishes articles on recent legal and policy developments in the field of land use, environmental impact […]
Continue ReadingThe California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development We’ve posted articles to our California Land Use & Development Law Report on developments that we think will be of interest to you. Our report publishes articles on recent legal and policy developments in the field of land use, environmental impact […]
Continue ReadingThe California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development California Supreme Court Broadly Construes Municipal Powers to Enact Affordable Housing Measures In a case closely watched by home builders, low-income housing advocates, and cities and counties throughout the state, the California Supreme Court has strongly endorsed inclusionary […]
Continue ReadingNewsletter June 5, 2015 State Lands Commission to Make Itself Judge of Who Owns What Land The State Lands Commission, charged with administering some of the tide and submerged lands owned by the State, is constructing its own administrative proceeding to decide who owns land the Commission claims is owned by the State. Boundaries of […]
Continue ReadingDROUGHT: Interior interested in new congressional authority for water projects — deputy Debra Kahn and Annie Snider, E&E reporters, E&E Daily: Thursday, June 4, 2015 SAN FRANCISCO — With the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee kicking off work on West-wide drought legislation, the Interior Department is eyeing new authorities it could win through the process, […]
Continue ReadingPerkins Coie Update Update | Environment, Energy & Resources June 2, 2015 California’s Drought Innovations and WET Program Highlights California’s ongoing drought has compelled the state to develop new policy initiatives to address the drought’s effects on municipalities, industry and agriculture. This update looks at the Water Energy Technology Program (WET Program), one of the new […]
Continue ReadingThe California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development Vesting Rights Restrictions of Subdivision Map Act Do Not Bind Water District A water district is not subject to the same vesting rights as a local agency under the Subdivision Map Act. Thus, the Subdivision Map Act does not restrict […]
Continue ReadingThe California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development Failure to Challenge Affordable Housing Condition Barred Subsequent Claim of Invalidity of Enabling Ordinance under Costa-Hawkins Act While acknowledging that the City’s affordable housing ordinance was no longer enforceable under the Costa-Hawkins Act, an appellate court dismissed a challenge to a […]
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