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Continue ReadingThe Associated Press: California water bond spending at a glance Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown, legislative leaders meet on California water bond San Francisco Chronicle: California drought: San Francisco puts caps on watering Sacramento Bee: Dan Walters: New water bond may be close, but it’s not fully cooked yet Sacramento Bee: Chances are that sometime Wednesday […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Brown Signs Legislation, Issues Statement on Water Bond Developments – SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement after signing legislation to extend the deadline to place a new water bond on the November ballot and renumber the Rainy Day Fund ballot measure: – “Today’s legislative action provides additional time […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Water bond deadline looming; California lawmakers float $7.195 billion proposal San Francisco Chronicle: Legislature extends deadline for water bond revision San Francisco Chronicle: California’s invisible reservoirs The Examiner: Leaks contribute to drought, but water conservation to be “new normal” for California Contra Costa Times: Water bond: Gov. Jerry Brown and Legislative leaders float […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: State considers historic shift in groundwater policy Bloomberg BusinessWeek: California Drought Transforms Global Food Market Sacramento Bee: AM Alert: Is this the week California gets a new water bond? Sacramento Bee: Dan Walters: As clock ticks, chances for water bond fade Capital Public Radio: Storage, Tunnels Clog Water Bond Talks As Deadline Nears Los Angeles Times: Senate […]
Continue ReadingCALIFORNIA LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT LAW REPORT Legal Commentary on Planning and Development We’ve posted an article to our California Land Use & Development Law Report on a major development that we think will be of interest to you, linked below. Our report publishes articles on recent legal and policy developments in the field of […]
Continue ReadingAt the August 15, 2014 meeting of the California State Lands Commission, the agenda will include consideration for approval of the Legislative Report titled “2014 Assessment of the Efficacy, Availability, and Environmental Impacts of Ballast Water Treatment Technologies for Use in California Waters.” Follow the link below to read the draft report in its entirety. 2014 […]
Continue ReadingThe California State Lands Commission will hold its regular meeting on August 15, 2014. Click here for the meeting agenda and further details.
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Well water levels drop dramatically on UC Davis campus Los Angeles Times: El Niño relief for drought-stricken California? Chances slip to 65% CNBC: California drought can’t stop bottled water industry Huffington Post: How California’s Historic Drought Is Threatening The Marijuana Industry Fresh Plaza: US (CA): UC survey analyzing drought’s impact on county citrus San Jose Mercury News: Mercury News […]
Continue ReadingCA Supreme Court Rules ‘No CEQA Required’ When Agencies Adopt Citizen-Sponsored Initiatives by Todd A. Williams Click here to read the original posting on the Wendel Rosen website The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that when a city council or county board of supervisors adopts a citizen-sponsored land use initiative, rather […]
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